Examples of 'dwell' in a sentence

Meaning of "dwell"

dwell (verb): To remain or stay in a specific place or state for a sustained period. It can also mean to think or speak at length about something
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  • A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.
  • A brief pause in the motion of part of a mechanism to allow an operation to be completed.
  • A planned delay in a timed control program.
  • In a petrol engine, the period of time the ignition points are closed to let current flow through the ignition coil in between each spark. This is measured as an angle in degrees around the camshaft in the distributor which controls the points, for example in a 4-cylinder engine it might be 55° (spark at 90° intervals, points closed for 55° between each).

How to use "dwell" in a sentence

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Let us not dwell on it with the kids.
Dwell no more on the secret of your birth.
It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.
Proceed as follows to measure the dwell angle.
You dwell in the delicate like buds.
There are those who dwell in the mountain.
You dwell in the soil of the earth.
Let us just not dwell on the past.
You dwell in the warmth of the sun.
But let us not dwell on the past.
The dwell time can be set individually.
Let the joys dwell in your heart.
But for girls it is better to dwell there.
I do not wanna dwell on your past glories.
And you hold on to it and you dwell.

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Best not to dwell on him too much.
I am sure she would rather not dwell on it.
You must not dwell on such things.
I was trying to act in control and not dwell on it.
Operational dwell time relative to target value.
At least she does not dwell on the past.
Let me now dwell on how we can accomplish it.
We do not have time to dwell on the past.
Those who dwell there are in search of prey.
Bless the folk who dwell within.
Let us not dwell on any of the details.
From the ants that dwell here.
I need not dwell upon this long.
But this is an inappropriate time to dwell on that.
You must not dwell on your mistakes.
Where once your living soul did dwell.
There is no need to dwell at length upon my methods.
You chose a quite dangerous place to dwell on.
I do not want to dwell on the past anymore.
I do not see why you should dwell on it.
We will not dwell on this any further.
It is totally pointless to return dwell on this fuss.
I will not dwell on the pricing at all.
It does not seem wise to dwell on the lies.
Best not to dwell on these troubling memories.
To those poor souls who dwell in night.
They will dwell therein for ages.
Understand passenger flow and dwell patterns.
It is illogical to dwell on situations beyond your control.
We will not be around much longer to dwell on it.
Such outward things dwell not in my desires.
You will have plenty of regrets to dwell on.
I will not dwell on the other reports.
But the best thing to do is to not dwell on it.
You do not dwell on it for weeks on end.

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