dwell on

Example Sentences

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Forgiveness is posthumously granted through cinema, shaving away anything unpleasant that is no longer necessary to dwell on.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

“Outsiders, Outcasts, Rebels + Weirdos” doesn’t dwell on who invented what and when.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

But that morning, he didn’t have time to dwell on the attack.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

But during the greatest turnaround that Silicon Valley has ever seen, Jobs was fanatical about one idea: Apple was a place to invent the future, not dwell on the past.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

I push the thought away because it’s too impossibly painful to dwell on without losing my fragile hold on the situation entirely.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins