doted upon
Example Sentences
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Since then, Zhang said he regularly saw David Brown out for walks with his two large dogs, who he doted upon.
From Washington Post • Jan. 2, 2023
An extended support network of relatives close and distant meant someone who doted upon the infant was rarely far away.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2021
He was doted upon by royalty and generously used his influence and power to support other composers.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2020
A little girl playing outside in the wintry cold is brought to a warm, cheerful home where she’s fed and doted upon.
From Slate • Nov. 20, 2018
The women all doted upon him; and, though he had passed his thirteenth year, they still detained him in the harem.*
From Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale by Beckford, William
