1
: to remain for a time
dwell in the hallway
2
3
a
: to keep the attention directed
—used with on or upon
tried not to dwell on my fears
b
: to speak or write insistently
—used with on or upon
reporters dwelling on the recent scandal
Examples of dwell in a Sentence
a cave where bats dwell
dwelling with a farm family as an exchange student in France
Recent Examples on the Web
Springsteen didn’t dwell any further on the multi-decade gap between his concerts here with The E Street Band.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2024
Getting dressed up and being pampered for the day was a moment where Webb was able to consciously dwell in a fashion-forward environment again.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 18 Mar. 2024
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
On the other hand, the expansion gives Purvis sufficient time to dwell on period-establishing and character-developing details often glossed over in films depicting the struggle for survival in 19th-century frontier days.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024
Arriving at the White House, Jeff Zients, who was assigned to take over the pandemic response, could not bear to dwell on images of hospitals.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
To dwell on JavaScript’s original shortcomings is to overlook the fact that any piece of software—and every programming language is, in essence, a suite of software—is amenable to revision and improvement.
—Sheon Han, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2024
Some stories are true, some are fiction, some dwell in the murky middle.
—Brittani Samuel, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Our world dwells in dew on top of the cherry blossoms.
—Małgorzata (gosia) K. Citko-Duplantis, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2024
George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2024
Getting dressed up and being pampered for the day was a moment where Webb was able to consciously dwell in a fashion-forward environment again.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 18 Mar. 2024
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
On the other hand, the expansion gives Purvis sufficient time to dwell on period-establishing and character-developing details often glossed over in films depicting the struggle for survival in 19th-century frontier days.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024
Arriving at the White House, Jeff Zients, who was assigned to take over the pandemic response, could not bear to dwell on images of hospitals.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
To dwell on JavaScript’s original shortcomings is to overlook the fact that any piece of software—and every programming language is, in essence, a suite of software—is amenable to revision and improvement.
—Sheon Han, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2024
Some stories are true, some are fiction, some dwell in the murky middle.
—Brittani Samuel, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Our world dwells in dew on top of the cherry blossoms.
—Małgorzata (gosia) K. Citko-Duplantis, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Dwell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dwell. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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