not dwell on
Example Sentences
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But during the greatest turnaround that Silicon Valley has ever seen, Jobs was fanatical about one idea: Apple was a place to invent the future, not dwell on the past.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Mr Deen added that Jeremiah liked football, exploring and adventuring, and that the family would not dwell on the sadness, but would "focus on how happy he made us in his life".
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2024
It helped me to move forward and not dwell on what I had experienced.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024
He did not dwell on the fighting, but he said that for many of his troops it was their first time in battle and a brutal introduction.
From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2023
Her premonition was complete fiction, and he would not dwell on it another moment.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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