dwelt on
Example Sentences
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On average, their eyes dwelt on their screen for longer when the language was angry and emotive.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
Indeed, commentators seem to have dwelt on little else.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
Charles’s words were a striking contrast to the queen’s, which dwelt on her Christian faith in her Christmas messages.
From New York Times • Dec. 25, 2022
In later years, Gorbachev dwelt on whether he could have averted the events that ultimately triggered the Soviet Union's collapse, described by Putin as the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century.
From Reuters • Aug. 30, 2022
It seemed strange that people dwelt on so small and forlorn a place, a mere sandbar; maybe they were castaways; but he was too weary to puzzle his head about them then.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
