dwelt
Example Sentences
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While Roberts’s report dwelt mostly on historical anecdotes, it contained one concrete sign of the impact of Trump’s signature issue: immigration enforcement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025
That song opened Friday night's encore, which dwelt largely on their 90s material, including Let Down - a deep cut that's had a new lease of life on TikTok - and the epic Paranoid Android.
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025
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
Anne Frank and her family are mentioned but not dwelt on at length — a touch that feels of a piece with McQueen’s expansive, egalitarian sensibility.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2023
I did not even remember that I had once hoped never to open my eyes again, that fire had once dwelt in my body.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
