How to Use dwell in a Sentence

dwell

verb
  • There’s no time to dwell on the past.
    — Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
  • No point in dwelling on the past, though.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
  • But the Cubs can’t dwell on that.
    — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 22 May 2026
  • Scott Kingery isn’t dwelling on the past.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • But the film doesn’t dwell on the tragedy that took their sons.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2021
  • Few wanted to dwell on the war.
    — Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Parsons tries to not dwell on it.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
  • That has meant dwelling in the unseen.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The part worth dwelling on is who lends the money.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • Thompson doesn’t end by dwelling on such hate.
    — The Week Us, TheWeek, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The Hawks won’t have much time to dwell on the loss.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Read on to learn which shade you were born to dwell within.
    — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 15 May 2026
  • Rather than dwelling on the past, why not focus on the present?
    — Ahmed Naji, The Dial, 18 Nov. 2025
  • The point of keeping death in mind isn’t to dwell on the macabre.
    — Lisa Wells, Harper's Magazine, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Whether or not that applies to you, don't dwell on your job loss.
    — Anne Fisher, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2019
  • But not dwelling on it too much, knowing there are more drills to do.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • That said, change forces us to move forward and not dwell on the past.
    — Mary Juetten, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2021
  • But Ramirez never dwelled on it.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
  • But to reach their goals, the Cubs can’t dwell on what could have been.
    — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Don't dwell on these deals too much, because they're bound to sell out fast.
    — Sarah Han, Allure, 20 Aug. 2020
  • So track wins instead of dwelling on losses.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Winchester said there’s no point in dwelling on a bad snap.
    — Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 20 Sep. 2025
  • It also is known as the sand-dwelling purple coral.
    — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Six days is not a lot of time, so dwell and risk your faves running out of stock.
    — Sarah Han, Allure, 29 June 2023
  • Instead of dwelling in doubt, cut up paper and throw it around.
    — Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
  • So try not to dwell where you are handcuffed and can’t do anything.
    — Michelle Lee, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The play’s ending may feel a bit abrupt but there is still much to dwell on its depths.
    — Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Trump won’t dwell on any of this during the campaign, of course.
    — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2020
  • With another game, there isn’t a ton of time to dwell on the past.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026
  • The biomechanics here are worth dwelling on.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

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