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
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
It dwells upon the advantages and pleasures of country life, which is particularly recommended for business men as affording rest and diversion of thought after continuous mental strain.
From E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life by Roe, Mary A.
