Example Sentences

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I made this point last summer while Griner was wallowing away in Russian captivity with little buzz surrounding her potential release.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2022

And they did that not while the nation was hailing their successful defense of democracy but as it was wallowing in the failures of that day.

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2022

Gestures, such as allegedly paying a personal trainer $4,500 in a cash advance, gave the impression she was wallowing in money.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2019

In 1991, Britain was wallowing in a sea of bankruptcy and negative equity amid the collapse of the 1980s housing bubble.

From The Guardian • Jan. 10, 2011

Dauntless was wallowing in the waves, her sails flapping uncertainly.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi