dote on
Example Sentences
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Actor-comedian Anthony Anderson is a proud mama’s boy and loves to dote on his mother, Doris.
From Washington Times • Jun. 23, 2023
Visitors from the Old World tend to dote on San Francisco, which is a bijou-beautiful California version of a European city.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2023
As heartwarming as it is to see Andrés kiss and hug and dote on his daughters, the interactions are, literally, made for TV.
From Washington Post • Dec. 26, 2022
He handles all the boring life matters like bills for us and I dote on him.
From Slate • Dec. 2, 2022
Mrs. Flagg would have welcomed the chance to dote on him for a few days.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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