dwell on

Example Sentences

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“When you submit a video, you dwell on what you should have done or what you didn’t think of in the moment. You torture yourself — at least I do.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

But that morning, he didn’t have time to dwell on the attack.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

Guardiola did not want to dwell on Wednesday's 3-0 defeat by Real Madrid in the Champions League last-16 before their trip to London Stadium.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

The historian who writes about decline and fall will dwell on the misdeeds of statesmen; the novelist focuses on family.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

I must confess I find Sonata Form a numbingly tedious subject and am not going to dwell on it.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall