dwell
verb (used without object)
to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside.
dwelled
Example Sentences
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“The God who once dwelled among His people in this city still calls us in the words of Scripture,” the president said in a speech at Israel’s parliament in October.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
The prosecutor dwelled at excruciating length on Graham’s love letters to Prow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2025
Vance’s most heated points about gender dwelled not on hormones but on LGBTQ+ issues.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2024
England fans dwelled on the agonising near misses in the knockout stages of major tournaments - Diego Maradona's handball in 1986, losses on penalties to Germany in 1990 and 1996.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2024
“Adiah has dwelled in my realm for ninety-nine of your mortal years,” she said sharply.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
