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Definition of "dwell on" []

  • To continue to think or talk about (something or someone). (verb)

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Use "dwell on" in a sentence
  • "As with depression, trauma survivors who dwell on the past tend to stay in past-negative or-fatalistic mind-sets that impede their presence in the present as well as their ability to look toward a positive future."
  • "Let me dwell on this remark because it is an excellent excuse: When Harold pronounced the name Barcola there next to the ninth green on that hot afternoon, I believe it set off a series of chemical reactions in my brain that made golf success, or further golf success, however modest, unlikely."
  • "“Your excellencys good sense will render it unnecessary for me to dwell on this subject and your regard for the Public Interest, will I am confident interest you most deeply in facilitating a compliance.”"