wallow in
Example Sentences
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Maria’s mother warned her about Arlene, but she refuses to wallow in regret.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
It wouldn’t be surprising to hear that when Aster catches himself getting maudlin, he forces himself to actively wallow in self-pity until it feels like a joke.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025
Relatedly, the stakes are simply too high to wallow in vibes, memes, or an obsessive focus on within-the-margin-of-error polls.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2024
Scotland can't, and won't, wallow in the what-might-have-beens of Rome.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2024
Driving west out of Atlanta, he intended to invent an utterly new life for himself, one in which he would be free to wallow in unfiltered experience.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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