Everybody that is left is in a state of limbo and doesn't know if their neighborhood is going to be rebuilt or what is going to happen to the city.

They tore down the walls that separated the houses. It is very much in a state of limbo They have gotten to the point of tearing it apart and putting it back together. It is very much like their lives.

Simon should have been nominated after the selection trials and should not be left in limbo.

He's from our neighborhood, he was born in Ames, grew up in Ames, went to Iowa State, and he's a wonderful poet. After working a long time in insurance, he's finally being honored and appreciated as a poet.

Sometimes limbo is a tolerable place to be stuck.

But here, just at this point: this is limbo. There is the sense that if you stay at this point for too long, stop at this point of oblivion for a certain amount of time, you will just cease to exist. And we cannot move.