dwelt
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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On average, their eyes dwelt on their screen for longer when the language was angry and emotive.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
Indeed, commentators seem to have dwelt on little else.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
Bethany: True — it represents a nadir of D.A.A.M.’s cinematic experience, not to be dwelt upon further.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
Anne Frank and her family are mentioned but not dwelt on at length — a touch that feels of a piece with McQueen’s expansive, egalitarian sensibility.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2023
Eleanor’s sister dwelt richly upon experiments she had heard these doctors did.
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
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