dwelt on
Example Sentences
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It dwelt on historical themes and called for unity among Ethiopians.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Indeed, commentators seem to have dwelt on little else.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
At Lake Tahoe’s Kings Beach on Wednesday, though, colleagues and admirers dwelt on her capacity to keep the lake’s restoration at the top of the federal government’s mind.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2023
We have these little moments of — and they’re not dwelt on — the scars on the back, the story of the mother, the sister, the relationship with the brother.
From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2023
In such vault I had been told did Mr. Reed lie buried; and led by this thought to recall his idea, I dwelt on it with gathering dread.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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