verb
dwell
to keep thinking or talking about something, especially something unpleasant (dwell on)
In a sentence
Six example sentences with dwell, each labelled with its topic.
Therapists ask clients to notice when they dwell on a single remark for hours instead of letting the evening move on.
Psychology
Great free throw shooters do not dwell on the last miss; they take the ball and start the same routine again.
Basketball
She dwells on one bad review from years ago, replaying it before every show while the good ones go unread.
Music
Founders who dwell on a rejected pitch lose the week they needed to fix the deck for the next meeting.
Startups
Investors who dwell on one bad trade often freeze, missing the recovery that would have repaired the loss.
Finance
Speedrunners who dwell on a mistimed jump usually lose the rest of the run to careless mistakes.
Gaming
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