Verb (used without object) : to dwell in happiness. ,to dwell on a particular point in an argument. From Dictionary.com.
The mountain dwellers have sent no wild goat in a week. From Wordnik.com. [The Feathers of the Sun] Reference
That lizard-like riding beasts carry you into battle against the dwellers from the low canals. From Wordnik.com. [REVIEW: The Secret of Sinharat and People of the Talisman by Leigh Brackett] Reference
She and her fellow mountain dwellers must be self-sufficient in almost every way and so they are. From Wordnik.com. [Chamula Power] Reference
A post-earthquake phenomenon even broader than the insecurity and abandonment of camp dwellers is increased poverty. From Wordnik.com. [Beverly Bell: Surviving in Haiti] Reference
Well, dominated by Portlanders and sub-urban metro area dwellers, which is very different. From Wordnik.com. [The Ironic Unintended Effects Of Electing Judges By District In Oregon] Reference
Dame came the sweet, insistent sound of the bell calling the dwellers of these mountain fastnesses to prayer. From Wordnik.com. [The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days] Reference
The new city, Tyre itself-Sor to its dwellers, meaning "Rocks" - was on an island half a mile offshore. From Wordnik.com. [Time Patrolman]
In the center of it all is the Farbranch family; a family of "dwellers," who I would assume to be dwarves in conventional fantasy fiction. From Wordnik.com. [Book Review: The Four Forges by Jenna Rhodes] Reference
Who live now in yonder houses? once the dwellers were my friends. ". From Wordnik.com. [What Will He Do with It? — Complete] Reference
Apartment dwellers will be storing the stuff in their bedrooms. From Wordnik.com. [Time To Drink Your Vegetables] Reference
City dwellers have taken new responsibilities upon themselves, too. From Wordnik.com. [The Birth Of A New Taipei] Reference
One problem it sought to address was the lack of privacy among cubicle dwellers. From Wordnik.com. [THE MIND OF AN INVENTOR] Reference
Rural dwellers emblazon the jaguar's visage on truck doors, motels and mini-skirts. From Wordnik.com. [The Return Of The Big Cats] Reference
Many had high hopes for empowering slum dwellers through collective housing schemes. From Wordnik.com. [BUSINESS: JOBURG'S NEW VIBE] Reference
He looks like one of the billions of dwellers of the poorer two thirds of the planet. From Wordnik.com. [A ‘Cinnamon-Skinned’ President] Reference
For mountain dwellers like them, risk-taking is a fact of life-and part of the appeal. From Wordnik.com. ['Miracle In The Mountains'] Reference
With Mother Nature getting that grumpy, there wasn't much the stranded cot-dwellers could do. From Wordnik.com. [The Great White Wait] Reference
Maybe the flood in Mumbai could be a pointer: poor slum dwellers didn't go on a rampage here. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call: In Katrina's Wake...] Reference
Designed by the local river dwellers, Ariau looks like a strange visitation from outer space. From Wordnik.com. [Alone At Last. . .] Reference
South Africa's slum-dwellers get by on chicken heads, feet and gizzards mixed with wild greens. From Wordnik.com. [Spam Options] Reference
The turbot and sablefish we catch are bottom dwellers that live in depths from 250 to 450 fathoms. From Wordnik.com. [Pirates In Tuxedos] Reference
With their livelihoods gone, more than 200,000 Madan marsh dwellers had fled to the cities by 1994. From Wordnik.com. [Fall Of Eden] Reference
Walk the Walk: We already know that city dwellers tend to walk more than their suburban counterparts. From Wordnik.com. [Skinny and the City] Reference
More than 30 percent of city and town dwellers, who are the majority in Iraq, are in mixed marriages. From Wordnik.com. [Plain Speaking] Reference
But to the slum dwellers, it seems to verify the indifference of the government and its elite leaders. From Wordnik.com. [Gloria's Poverty Problem] Reference
Fresh capital and technological know-how will improve the lot of millions of farmers and city dwellers. From Wordnik.com. [The War--To Cash In] Reference
Every city is a collection of neighborhoods, and we, like most city dwellers, spend our time in the same ones. From Wordnik.com. [A CHILDHOOD WITHOUT CRICKETS ISN'T SO BAD] Reference
In a recent survey of city dwellers, more than 62 percent approved of the deal, while less than 5 percent opposed it. From Wordnik.com. [A Tale Of Two Cities: Beijing] Reference
After months of hiding from people and avoiding conversation, little by little I got to know some of the night-dwellers. From Wordnik.com. [Healing Myself With The Power Of Work] Reference
His philosophy, which stresses moderation and rationality, is applicable to rich and poor, urban and rural dwellers alike. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call: Evaluating McCain] Reference
Mayor Richard Daley says companies are flooding the suburbs with guns that they know are purchased illegally by city-dwellers. From Wordnik.com. [Putting Gunmakers In The Cross Hairs] Reference
Apartment dwellers live in compact spaces that require less fuel to heat and cool, and have a smaller footprint on the environment. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
Appeals to city dwellers 'and suburbanites' fear of crime have helped boost NRA membership to 3.3 million, up 30 percent since 1988. From Wordnik.com. [The Nra: It's Not Pro-Gun, It's 'Anti-Crime'] Reference
Those with rural backgrounds and less than seven years of schooling suffered 6.5 times more Alzheimer's than educated city dwellers. From Wordnik.com. [Alzheimer's Unlocking The Mystery] Reference
Yes, I pay taxes, more real dollars than any 10 of my average fellow city-dwellers combined, but I have gotten, nonetheless, a free ride. From Wordnik.com. [Sudden I'm The Bad Guy] Reference
Leading economists are warning that the income gap between peasants and city dwellers is approaching a level they describe as "explosive.". From Wordnik.com. [How To Make A Metropolis] Reference
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