doting

Example Sentences

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Fans won’t ever know exactly why the doting parents lapsed in their watch of the eggs a month ago, though the nonprofit believes they had their reasons.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Deciphering whether Kim Jong Un is merely a doting father or a long-term planner is what has drawn intense debate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Leaving the "doting and loving grandmother" alone with 10 XL Bullies, banned in England just two days before the attack, was "a recipe for disaster", prosecutor Christopher Paxton KC said.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

It’s not clear why the doting parents were both absent, “but we are sure they had their reasons as they have been incubating the eggs faithfully,” the nonprofit wrote in its “Eagle Log.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

But at least Arobynn had an excuse for being equal parts tyrannical and doting.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas