dwell on
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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“When you submit a video, you dwell on what you should have done or what you didn’t think of in the moment. You torture yourself — at least I do.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
But that morning, he didn’t have time to dwell on the attack.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026
But during the greatest turnaround that Silicon Valley has ever seen, Jobs was fanatical about one idea: Apple was a place to invent the future, not dwell on the past.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Guardiola did not want to dwell on Wednesday's 3-0 defeat by Real Madrid in the Champions League last-16 before their trip to London Stadium.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
I druther live in the past than dwell on that part of the future.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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