dwell
verb (used without object)
to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside.
has been dwelling
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present perfect progressiveof dwell (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Increasingly offering products untethered to the average consumer’s needs, the tech industry has been dwelling in La La Land.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2023
But, of late, he has been dwelling on the band’s history.
From The Guardian ● May 31, 2018
It might seem harsh to suggest that Angelina Jolie has been dwelling for several years in her own personal artistic comfort bubble.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 26, 2016
The Met has assembled an exceptional cast, headed by the tenor Johan Botha as Tannhäuser, the knight minstrel who, when we meet him, has been dwelling in the realm of Venus, basking in her love.
From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2015
She thinks his mind has been dwelling of late more than usual, even with him, on death, and fears he feels some inward premonition or presentiment of a speedy departure.
From Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family by Charles, Elizabeth Rundle
