dote on

Example Sentences

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Mostly, they dote on the kids, and cousins reconnect.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

Actor-comedian Anthony Anderson is a proud mama’s boy and loves to dote on his mother, Doris.

From Washington Times • Jun. 23, 2023

He handles all the boring life matters like bills for us and I dote on him.

From Slate • Dec. 2, 2022

Sometimes having staff dote on laid-back guests can be enough to fix the problem.

From Washington Post • Oct. 30, 2022

Unbelievably, her mother, Anita, and niece, Silvia, and nephew, Jose, are sweet and dote on me, giving me hand-me-down clothes and telling me how beautiful I am.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau