dwelt

Example Sentences

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Indeed, commentators seem to have dwelt on little else.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Tiddy Mun was a bog spirit who dwelt in the waterholes and came out in the evenings when the mists rose, dressed in grey, with white hair and a long tangled beard.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2024

Bethany: True — it represents a nadir of D.A.A.M.’s cinematic experience, not to be dwelt upon further.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2023

Anne Frank and her family are mentioned but not dwelt on at length — a touch that feels of a piece with McQueen’s expansive, egalitarian sensibility.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2023

In every direction, I saw sprawling, dense forests and I dwelt not on the greenery but the fact that there were many places a guerrilla army could live and train undetected.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela