How to Use dwell on/upon in a Sentence

dwell on/upon

phrasal verb

• Try not to dwell on the good (and not-so-good) ol‘ times.
  — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 10 July 2023
• In the meantime, Moody will try not to dwell on what-ifs.
  — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2023
• But make the most of the at-bats and not dwell on a pitch or an at-bat prior.
  — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 24 Feb. 2024
• Not to dwell on the past, but this is a time for reflection.
  — Elaine Welteroth, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
• Nobody was so gauche as to dwell on the fact that Trump lost the 2020 election.
  — The Editors, National Review, 24 Aug. 2023
• 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
• Part of the charm of this book is that the author doesn’t dwell on her pain or her past or the reasons why.
  — Nora Krug, Washington Post, 6 June 2023
• But the government doesn’t seem to want to dwell on these scary stats, Davis says.
  — Time, 19 Sep. 2022
• Don't dwell on these deals too much, because they're bound to sell out fast.
  — Sarah Han, Allure, 20 Aug. 2020
• The fish dwell on muddy ocean floors deeper than 650 feet.
  — Audrey McAvoy, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Mar. 2023
• James won’t dwell on the force play at second base that ended the season.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2024
• Some of my favorite works of art dwell on the solipsism problem.
  — John Horgan, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2020
• A lot of season has been played since then and Moeller won't dwell on the previous matchup.
  — Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 28 May 2023
• The problem is, my mind will go back to the trauma of that terrible time and dwell on it.
  — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 3 Nov. 2022
• Melania doesn’t dwell on how close Trump came to being killed that day.
  — Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
• Randi Schofield tried her best to not dwell on all the ways her life changed, on the pieces of herself that got lost in the shuffle.
  — Jaeah Lee, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2023
• Don’t dwell on the manner in which the breakup was delivered, and don’t shoot the messenger.
  — Meredith Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2023
• Once the terms of the inheritance are disclosed, do not dwell on the division of the spoils.
  — Mark A. Stein Rate.com, Star Tribune, 5 Dec. 2020
• There’s no need to dwell on the grimy details, but things went horribly wrong for the Cubs this season.
  — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2024
• One thing Larson doesn’t have on his plate is time to dwell on his near miss last year at Pocono Raceway.
  — Dan Gelston, ajc, 23 July 2022
• For one thing, people who feel heard are less likely to dwell on those grievances.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 11 June 2023
• Her intense schedule with the U.S. Postal Service left her with little time to dwell on it.
  — Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2024
• But, rather than dwell on the setback, her response was swift and pragmatic.
  — Ebony Flake, Essence, 30 June 2024
• Yet to dwell on the prison and its colorful stories is to miss the bigger picture of a Yuma on the rebound.
  — Sam McManis, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
• Freedom for your kids and grandkids to dwell on a livable planet.
  — Michael Sokolove, The New Republic, 15 Sep. 2022
• The general attitude seemed to focus on the future rather than dwell on the past.
  — Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2023
• There wasn't time to dwell on red carpet looks, however.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
• But amid the bonfire parties, hikes and open mics the town had to offer, Mr. Li had better things to do than dwell on the negative.
  — Gilles Sabrié Vivian Wang, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
• Also, why dwell on the past when the future he’s been yearning for the entire series is right in front of him via Osha?
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 July 2024
• My coaches always told me, ‘Don’t dwell on your mistakes.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2024

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024