dwells on
Example Sentences
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He never dwells on errors, he just kicks on.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
Winston’s rise to notoriety sets the stage for “Bloodline,” which dwells on the upbringing of those children in the shadow of their con-artist father.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
“Leave the World Behind” dwells on the tensions between the Sanfords and Scotts in ways that address race without actively naming it.
From Salon • Dec. 8, 2023
Neither dwells on the legions of reporters and editors whose careers have been derailed as the business, fixated on declining profits and slow to adapt to the internet, has shed jobs.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2023
It dwells on the grand, objective aspects of the truth, rather than upon its subjective experiences.
From The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians by Findlay, G. G.
