dwelt
Example Sentences
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On average, their eyes dwelt on their screen for longer when the language was angry and emotive.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
Indeed, commentators seem to have dwelt on little else.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
He thinks about the video Caitlin made, how barely anyone in it dwelt on football.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2023
Bethany: True — it represents a nadir of D.A.A.M.’s cinematic experience, not to be dwelt upon further.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2023
There dwelt the few women that had been permitted to remain in Minas Tirith, since they were skilled in healing or in the service of the healers.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
