DWELL in a Sentence
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176 example sentences for DWELL, such as:
1. I'd rather not dwell on the past.
2. I would not dwell upon them if I could.
3. Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.
4. Pride and grace dwell never in one place.
5. Man can climb to the highest summit, but he cannot dwell there long.
2. I would not dwell upon them if I could.
3. Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.
4. Pride and grace dwell never in one place.
5. Man can climb to the highest summit, but he cannot dwell there long.
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Meanings and Examples of DWELL
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dwell
v. come back to
v. think moodily or anxiously about something
Classic Sentence: (169 in 12 pages)
1 As for the moral turpitude that man unveiled to me, even with tears of penitence, I cannot, even in memory, dwell on it without a start of horror.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context Highlight In CHAPTER DR. LANYON'S NARRATIVE
Context Highlight In CHAPTER DR. LANYON'S NARRATIVE
2 Lady," she said, "the countenance you have deigned to show me will long dwell in my remembrance.
3 I may not change the faith of my fathers like a garment unsuited to the climate in which I seek to dwell, and unhappy, lady, I will not be.
4 Julia's elopement could affect her comparatively but little; she was amazed and shocked; but it could not occupy her, could not dwell on her mind.
5 I would not dwell upon them if I could.
6 Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.
7 The circumstance did not dwell in his recollection long, however: for when he reached the cottage, there was enough to occupy his mind, and to drive all considerations of self completely from his memory.
8 To dwell on a heath without studying its meanings was like wedding a foreigner without learning his tongue.
9 Let the weight of the matter rest upon me now, and do not let your mind dwell upon it further.
10 Therefore it is upon the logic rather than upon the crime that you should dwell.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES
Context Highlight In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES
11 It is not a subject on which I would willingly dwell, and yet I am conscious that a duty devolves upon me to omit no detail.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XII. The Adventure of The Final Problem
Context Highlight In XII. The Adventure of The Final Problem
12 used to be the Professor's favorite line, for 'das land' meant Germany to him, but now he seemed to dwell, with peculiar warmth and melody, upon the words.
13 Here he divided his fleet and took the one half towards Crete where the Cydonians dwell round about the waters of the river Iardanus.
14 This can have been none other of those who dwell in heaven than Jove's redoubtable daughter, the Trito-born, who shewed such favour towards your brave father among the Argives.
15 When I first saw him I thought him plain, but now his appearance is like that of the gods who dwell in heaven.
Example Sentence:
1 Man can climb to the highest summit, but he cannot dwell there long.
2 The only way to survive was to enjoy the good moments and not dwell too much on the bad.
3 I'd rather not dwell on the past.
4 Pride and grace dwell never in one place.
5 What necessity is there to dwell on the Past, when the Present is so much surer - the Future so much brighter?
6 Those are made to dwell in fruitful lands; there they take root, and gain a settlement.
7 Census questions include: how many people live at the address; whether the dwelling is owned or rented.