How to Use dwell on/upon in a Sentence

dwell on/upon

phrasal verb
  • Encourage your child not to dwell on what could have been but to instead view it as an opportunity to let the next good friend in.
    Sherri Gordon, Parents, 25 July 2024
  • Indeed, fans of the genre say the best memoirs don’t voyeuristically dwell on personal pain and trauma.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 18 July 2024
  • Don't dwell on minor details in conversations, and try to be less critical of your peers and relatives.
    Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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