wallowing

Example Sentences

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A former Biden Cabinet secretary, state attorney general and longtime congressman from Los Angeles, Becerra had been wallowing in the low single-digits in public opinion polls less than three months ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Mr. Nézet-Séguin found the score’s oceanic qualities without wallowing in them, holding to its throughline even in the most fervid passages, and making the mood changes between the acts and within them clear.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Of course, some anger and frustration will come out during these talks, but long-term wallowing and ruminating on perceived unfairness can be more damaging than the layoff itself.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

But the ILO warned that efforts to improve global job quality had stagnated, leaving hundreds of millions of workers wallowing in poverty, even as trade uncertainty risked cutting into workers wages.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

But our uncle, who had been wallowing in his misfortune for so long after losing his farm up north, isn’t wallowing anymore.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman