dwells upon
Example Sentences
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In the modern era, the most influential version of the puzzle — and the one that “Reality+” most dwells upon — appears in the opening sections of René Descartes’ “Meditations.”
From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2022
In characteristically self-aware fashion, he dwells upon the distinction between his story and that of the stereotypical chronic Lyme patient, while also using it to prop himself up as a rational one.
From Slate • Oct. 28, 2021
The investigation into the 1997 disappearance of Don Lewis, Ms. Baskin’s wealthy former husband — one of several mysteries the show dwells upon — never officially closed.
From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2020
But probabilities aren't something Liz dwells upon much, barely six months after Paul's death and almost a decade after Jeremy's.
From BBC • Jul. 24, 2018
The longer one dwells upon the subject, however, the more one is impressed with the thought that after all the ether may be the one element out of which all other elements come.
From Nature's Miracles, Volume 1 Familiar Talks on Science—World-Building and Life. Earth, Air and Water. by Gray, Elisha
