dwelt on
Example Sentences
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It dwelt on historical themes and called for unity among Ethiopians.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Indeed, commentators seem to have dwelt on little else.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
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
We have these little moments of — and they’re not dwelt on — the scars on the back, the story of the mother, the sister, the relationship with the brother.
From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2023
I rather dwelt on this part of the forecast, while our good ship made time, bound outward down the wind for the strange island of Seirenes.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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