How to Use dwell in a Sentence
dwell
verb
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The Fever do not have much time to dwell on the tough loss.
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Akeem Glaspie,
The Indianapolis Star,
15 May 2021
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But the film doesn’t dwell on the tragedy that took their sons.
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Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
11 Oct. 2021
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The point of keeping death in mind isn’t to dwell on the macabre.
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Lisa Wells,
Harper's Magazine,
28 Sep. 2021
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At least you guys don't have much time to dwell on the L.
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Nate Davis,
USA TODAY,
22 Nov. 2021
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That said, change forces us to move forward and not dwell on the past.
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Mary Juetten,
Forbes,
16 Sep. 2021
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Most of us don’t want to dwell on that type of imagery.
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Veronica Wells,
Essence,
11 Jan. 2022
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Chisholm knows this well and chooses not to dwell on it.
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USA Today,
25 June 2021
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There was little time for the young Marines to dwell on the danger.
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Mirzahussain Sadid,
ProPublica,
5 Apr. 2022
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Allow me for a moment to dwell on the fall of the wall in Germany in 1989, please.
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CBS News,
29 June 2022
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To be hard is to let things roll off you, to live in the present, to not dwell or worry.
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New York Times,
5 Apr. 2021
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In other words, the Tigers don’t have time to dwell on their 29-point loss in Tuscaloosa.
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Tom Green | [email protected],
al,
29 Nov. 2020
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But so far, at least, the complaints have dwelled on the predictable.
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Baltimore Sun Editorial Board,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Aug. 2024
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The aim is to look forward and find ways to improve, instead of dwelling on the past.
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Melody Wilding, Lmsw,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2024
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Still, Hurley doesn’t want his team to dwell on this game.
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Shreyas Laddha,
courant.com,
18 Dec. 2021
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The play’s ending may feel a bit abrupt but there is still much to dwell on its depths.
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Karen D'souza,
The Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2024
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But the government doesn’t seem to want to dwell on these scary stats, Davis says.
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Time,
19 Sep. 2022
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The coach claims there’s no reason to dwell on past points when time can be spent on points to come.
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Bryce Millercolumnist,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Dec. 2022
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Little is known about the Parisii, the ancient Gallic tribe that dwelled on the banks of the Seine some 2,000 years ago.
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Christopher Parker,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Apr. 2023
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No Cougar wants to dwell on it, but BYU football was built on that kind of stuff.
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Gordon Monson,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
6 Oct. 2020
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Six days is not a lot of time, so dwell and risk your faves running out of stock.
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Sarah Han,
Allure,
29 June 2023
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But smartly, the film doesn’t dwell on the entire litany of Maurice’s scams.
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Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
31 May 2022
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Some of the 1938 flood accounts dwelled on our own pantheon: movie stars.
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Patt Morrisoncolumnist,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2023
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Eppler would rather not dwell on his tenure with the Angels, the good or the bad.
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New York Times,
20 Mar. 2022
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The Pittsburgh Steelers don't have time to dwell on their first loss of the season.
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Jace Evans,
USA TODAY,
14 Dec. 2020
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Five days is not a lot of time, so don't dwell and risk your faves running out of stock.
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Sarah Han,
Allure,
19 Oct. 2023
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Rather than dwelling on the past, Jameson is focused on what’s next.
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Lizzie Hyman,
Peoplemag,
1 Sep. 2023
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But Brooks herself doesn’t dwell on any episode very long.
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Washington Post,
4 Mar. 2022
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Rivera never dwelled on what passed her by, or on the times she was overlooked.
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Peter Marks,
Washington Post,
31 Jan. 2024
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Melania doesn’t dwell on how close Trump came to being killed that day.
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Dan Morrison,
USA TODAY,
8 Oct. 2024
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In the city of Milwaukee, for example, no more than four adult dogs, cats and/or rabbits are allowed in any one dwelling unit.
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Chris Ramirez,
Journal Sentinel,
27 Sep. 2024
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