Example Sentences

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Lawrence was definitely a man with something to reveal and something to hide — he was an intellectual who had wallowed in bloodshed.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2012

For seven months the bill had wallowed in the House Ways and Means Committee, finally emerged and was passed by the House, with significant changes from Kennedy's original version.

From Time Magazine Archive

FOR two days Tokyo had wallowed in rumors of the Korea battle.

From Time Magazine Archive

We found where the herd had wallowed in the mud.

From Through the Brazilian Wilderness by Roosevelt, Theodore

Again and again the wash-tub was emptied and fresh water was heated until we all had wallowed to our heart's content.

From Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska by Stuck, Hudson