dwells on
Example Sentences
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He never dwells on errors, he just kicks on.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
A 1772 meditation about the crucifixion by a man who struggled with depression all his life, the hymn dwells on Christ’s gory death and evokes the metaphor of sinners bathing in blood.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026
“Leave the World Behind” dwells on the tensions between the Sanfords and Scotts in ways that address race without actively naming it.
From Salon • Dec. 8, 2023
Neither dwells on the legions of reporters and editors whose careers have been derailed as the business, fixated on declining profits and slow to adapt to the internet, has shed jobs.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2023
All through the character of Timias the Squire, he dwells on the impetuosity of his feeling with kindly humour.
From Great Ralegh by Selincourt, Hugh de
