Example Sentences

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Reid and Lovejoy refute this idea: "People have been dwelling in the world's forests for tens of thousands of years, and they are still there."

From Salon • May 24, 2022

You have been dwelling on this for more than a year.

From Slate • Oct. 5, 2015

While most of the headlines this hot summer have been dwelling on elephants, donkeys, and dog days in the economy, the bulls have pulled a fast one.

From Time Magazine Archive

In fact, he and other black leaders have been dwelling on such issues for years.

From Time Magazine Archive

I have been dwelling on latitude, readily assessed by a glance at a map, because it is a major determinant of climate, growing conditions, and ease of spread of food production.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond