doted on

Example Sentences

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Of course, ABC would make one of its core players the gauzy focus of a post-Oscars special, doted on by many of the 22 women who came before Paul.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Known to the children as “aunty” or “grandma,” Johnson would treat them to dips in the pool at the Raffles and doted on them at the center.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

She doted on her cats and her exotic orchids, and was known to neighbors for her delicious homemade bread.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

Their son was going to be a rock for Finley, but the baby is now an only child with no memory of the brother who doted on him.

From BBC • May 14, 2025

He was going to have two parents who cared and grandparents who doted on him and spend summers in a house on the shore.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny