dwell
verb (used without object)
to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside.
dwells
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present tense formof dwell (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Michele Zack’s updated history of Altadena dwells on the past, peeks into the future.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Ms. Sampson dwells particularly on the author’s weakness for boyish geniuses in need of mothering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Joe Martinez, whose son, Kahlel, has been on the same team for about a year, said Caligiuri rarely dwells on his accomplishments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
He never dwells on errors, he just kicks on.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
Zero dwells at the juxtaposition of quantum mechanics and relativity; zero lives where the two theories meet, and zero causes the two theories to clash.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
