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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That ocean-crossing potential means the spread of Trichonephila clavata is not limited by conventional geographic barriers like rivers, mountain ranges, or highways that might slow a ground-dwelling species.
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
Either way, the Stars don’t have much time to dwell on the end of a streak with Colorado and Minnesota up next on the road.
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026
Langballe does not spend much time dwelling on either Martin’s or Casper’s specific diagnosis or looking into how that might have affected their lives growing up.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
As for the heavy element enrichment of stars that dwell far from the galactic center, the team theorizes highly explosive neutron star mergers like the one that launched GRB 230906A could not only forge such elements but could also disperse them to the very edge of galaxies.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
Either way, the Stars don’t have much time to dwell on the end of a streak with Colorado and Minnesota up next on the road.
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026
Langballe does not spend much time dwelling on either Martin’s or Casper’s specific diagnosis or looking into how that might have affected their lives growing up.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
As for the heavy element enrichment of stars that dwell far from the galactic center, the team theorizes highly explosive neutron star mergers like the one that launched GRB 230906A could not only forge such elements but could also disperse them to the very edge of galaxies.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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 21 Mar. 2026.
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