dwells on
Example Sentences
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He never dwells on errors, he just kicks on.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
Ms. Kondo dwells on the kyureki lunisolar calendar, which breaks down our four seasons into six segments, with 24 divisions, or sekki, among them—and even further still into five-day segments known as ko.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
“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
Sometimes when a child dwells on the fancy it may grow into a momentary illusion.
From Children's Ways by James Sully