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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Giulia Rodighiero, the study’s lead author and an astronomer at the University of Padua in Italy, had wondered whether other large objects, perhaps obscured by their own dust, might be dwelling among JWST’s blue monsters.
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Jenna Ahart, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2026
Struijk will undoubtedly keep playing the goal over in his head, but Leeds cannot dwell on this.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
The Mets dropped both games of Sunday’s doubleheader to the cellar-dwelling Colorado Rockies, a team that lost 119 games last season.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
Sunday’s Game 1 loss clinched a series defeat against the cellar-dwelling Rockies (12-16), who won Friday night’s series opener, 4-3, before Saturday’s game was rained out.
—Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
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Jenna Ahart, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2026
Struijk will undoubtedly keep playing the goal over in his head, but Leeds cannot dwell on this.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
The Mets dropped both games of Sunday’s doubleheader to the cellar-dwelling Colorado Rockies, a team that lost 119 games last season.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
Sunday’s Game 1 loss clinched a series defeat against the cellar-dwelling Rockies (12-16), who won Friday night’s series opener, 4-3, before Saturday’s game was rained out.
—Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Dwell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dwell. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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