wallowing

Example Sentences

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It was as distasteful a segment as you’d expect from “Update,” yet also somehow straddled the line between wallowing in the scandal and mining some genuine laughs out of it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 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

Results are decent, and there is a rising cash balance, but the stock price is wallowing at less than half its 2007 high.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

Yet hearing news of others’ deliveries left me wallowing in a puddle of jealousy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Now they were nothing but great wallowing brutes leaking their grime and toxins into the water.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi