dwells on
Example Sentences
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He never dwells on errors, he just kicks on.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
A 1772 meditation about the crucifixion by a man who struggled with depression all his life, the hymn dwells on Christ’s gory death and evokes the metaphor of sinners bathing in blood.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026
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
Even winning the nomination would be a history-making event for his party in Kentucky, though that’s something he rarely mentions and almost never dwells on publicly unless asked.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2023
Spencer's mind dwells on the phenomena of matter and material senses only.
From The Universe a Vast Electric Organism by Warder, George Woodward
