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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