wallow

I wonder if the reaction to the book is less about Burden’s marriage and more an excuse to wallow in our own perceived lack of agency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

“But you can’t wallow in grief while you’re actively caregiving. I’d never get anything done. You soldier on.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

Having lost their World Cup play-off semi-finals against Bosnia-Herzegovina and Italy respectively five days earlier, given the choice, Wales and Northern Ireland would probably have had the night off to wallow.

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026

Maria’s mother warned her about Arlene, but she refuses to wallow in regret.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

We staked out a wallow deep in the woods, and then a clearing of ferns, but saw no signs of pig.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

It wallows in angst and stress but has no psychological depth, sticking to bromides like “You’re special” and “Be yourself.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

While the bison do help keep back some of the invasive grasses, Dennhardt explains that they create wallows and cause erosion.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 18, 2024

Large herbivores such as Cape buffalo and red deer make temporary pools by creating wallows, which also interrupt wildfires.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 9, 2023

Elsewhere, traders are keeping a watchful eye on any signs of a possible intervention from Japanese authorities as the yen wallows near a nine-month low against the dollar.

From Reuters ● Aug. 29, 2023

They cool off in those muddy wallows, leaving the marks of their hoofprints.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

For decades they have wallowed in royal weddings, jubilees, scandals and, most recently, the queen’s funeral.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2023

We wallowed in the joy and nearly fell over trying to pull them apart.

From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2022

The Wildcats have won 13 straight in the Sunflower Showdown as the Jayhawks have wallowed at the bottom of the Big 12.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2022

The euro wallowed 0.2% lower at $0.9888 after dipping as low as $0.9864 overnight.

From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2022

The trauma of having found employment had affected his valve negatively, and he was waiting until the warm water in which he wallowed like a pink hippopotamus had a calming effect upon his system.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

Of course, some anger and frustration will come out during these talks, but long-term wallowing and ruminating on perceived unfairness can be more damaging than the layoff itself.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 2, 2026

Results are decent, and there is a rising cash balance, but the stock price is wallowing at less than half its 2007 high.

From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025

But the American supporters weren’t wallowing in silence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2025

“We don’t have to wallow in the misery that people expect us to be wallowing in. We can use those obstacles and stand on them. And I did.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025

I stared at my plate, a half-eaten pancake wallowing in a pool of maple syrup.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine