dwells upon
Example Sentences
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In the modern era, the most influential version of the puzzle — and the one that “Reality+” most dwells upon — appears in the opening sections of René Descartes’ “Meditations.”
From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2022
In characteristically self-aware fashion, he dwells upon the distinction between his story and that of the stereotypical chronic Lyme patient, while also using it to prop himself up as a rational one.
From Slate • Oct. 28, 2021
The investigation into the 1997 disappearance of Don Lewis, Ms. Baskin’s wealthy former husband — one of several mysteries the show dwells upon — never officially closed.
From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2020
But probabilities aren't something Liz dwells upon much, barely six months after Paul's death and almost a decade after Jeremy's.
From BBC • Jul. 24, 2018
Again, in Beowulf, the poet dwells upon the blameless sorrows of Hildeburh.
From Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn by Chambers, R. W.
