Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for dwells upon. Search instead for dwells+upon.

dwells upon



Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

He dwells upon the ugliness of the Baltimore slums where Ruth was born and the Alcatraz-like atmosphere of the Catholic industrial school where the Babe was sequestered for 10 years as a youth.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2021

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.



Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "dwells upon" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com