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
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When an iceberg the size of Chicago broke away from an Antarctic ice shelf on January 13, Schmidt Ocean Institute scientists raced over in their Falkor (too) research vessel to glimpse what life-forms had been dwelling below.
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Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 25 Dec. 2025
Are suburban dogs happier than city-dwelling ones?
—Benjamin Cannon, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Evergreen ground covers also shelter overwintering pollinators and provide year-round habit for ground-dwelling insects and vertebrates.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
Stephen Lang returns as Colonel Miles Quaritch, the former military commander now in his Na'vi avatar, while Oona Chaplin plays new character Varang, witchy leader of the volcano-dwelling Mangkwan clan.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
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Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 25 Dec. 2025
Are suburban dogs happier than city-dwelling ones?
—Benjamin Cannon, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Evergreen ground covers also shelter overwintering pollinators and provide year-round habit for ground-dwelling insects and vertebrates.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
Stephen Lang returns as Colonel Miles Quaritch, the former military commander now in his Na'vi avatar, while Oona Chaplin plays new character Varang, witchy leader of the volcano-dwelling Mangkwan clan.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dwell
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“Dwell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dwell. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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