wallow

I wonder if the reaction to the book is less about Burden’s marriage and more an excuse to wallow in our own perceived lack of agency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

“But you can’t wallow in grief while you’re actively caregiving. I’d never get anything done. You soldier on.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

We see how Paul decides he’d rather, as he puts it, “suck the marrow of what’s left of this amazing life” than wallow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026

It's a return to the cheeky good humour he's known for - because, Sam being Sam, he'd rather count his blessings than wallow in his feelings.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2025

But her daughter can only wallow in her own discomforts.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

With Luis dead, she wallows in visions of him, one of which is the man-sized bird.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

While the bison do help keep back some of the invasive grasses, Dennhardt explains that they create wallows and cause erosion.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 18, 2024

Large herbivores such as Cape buffalo and red deer make temporary pools by creating wallows, which also interrupt wildfires.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 9, 2023

Elsewhere, traders are keeping a watchful eye on any signs of a possible intervention from Japanese authorities as the yen wallows near a nine-month low against the dollar.

From Reuters ● Aug. 29, 2023

They cool off in those muddy wallows, leaving the marks of their hoofprints.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

In early March he wallowed near the bottom of the pack at just 5% support among likely voters, and now is the front-runner.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

Jordan and his cronies have wallowed in both.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 12, 2023

We wallowed in the joy and nearly fell over trying to pull them apart.

From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2022

The euro wallowed 0.2% lower at $0.9888 after dipping as low as $0.9864 overnight.

From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2022

I wallowed through the coal and climbed down the outside ladder of the car and jumped for it, skinning my hands, knees, and elbows on the packed coal around the track.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

The Japanese unit soared at the end of last week after wallowing around its weakest level since 1986, as it was hit by higher US interest rates, rising oil prices and persistent capital outflows.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

It was as distasteful a segment as you’d expect from “Update,” yet also somehow straddled the line between wallowing in the scandal and mining some genuine laughs out of it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2026

Of course, some anger and frustration will come out during these talks, but long-term wallowing and ruminating on perceived unfairness can be more damaging than the layoff itself.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 2, 2026

Yet hearing news of others’ deliveries left me wallowing in a puddle of jealousy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025

There was the teasing and impossible desire to imitate the petty pride of sparrows wallowing and flouncing in the red dust of country roads.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright