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Discover LudwigThe phrase "dwell on something" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
To “dwell on something” means to think about it for a long time, or to focus on it in a way that is not helpful or productive. It can be used in any context where one is focusing too much on a particular thought, emotion, issue, or topic. For example: “I have been dwelling on my mistakes for the past few days, and it’s preventing me from moving on."
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"With Sanctuary, I'm trying to get the mind to dwell on something for a while and produce something that one would look at for longer".
"You cannot, you know, dwell on something that's gone.
I refuse to dwell on something about which I can do absolutely nothing".
– or dwell on something in the past that we can't change either".
"If you dwell on something, whether it's really good or really bad, you get yourself in a bad spot.
But there is no reason for us to dwell on something that was said seven months ago.
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After losing five straight games, the Nets (6-9) know this is not the time to dwell on negativity, something that could, like drops of dye, color the season.
The killing is not something Mr. Montgomery dwells on, or something he is ashamed of.
I have seen writers post something and dwell on the one or two negative comments among fifty or sixty positive ones.
Give the reader something to think about, something to dwell on after reading your poem.
It doesn't interest me as something to dwell on.
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