dwell on
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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I’m sure she would want you to live your best life, and not dwell on the financial aspect of her death.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Huang reserved his sharpest warning for governments that dwell on the technology's risks.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
“Turn it over? Move on. She doesn’t dwell on things. And I just think she really wants to be great.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
It was yet another early exit for a team that has never even made it to the World Cup semifinals — but no wanted to dwell on defeat, because no one felt defeated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
“I do not like to dwell on the past. Life is ahead of us. If we spend too much time looking backward, we can’t see where we are going!”
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
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