fawn over

Example Sentences

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One of his favorite moves is to humiliate people who are dumb enough to fawn over him.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2025

“Most gay boys I knew tended to fawn over other divas of the era, but my chosen idol was Merle.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025

Perhaps most fun is watching Phoebe Robinson fawn over Hollywood’s blue eyes; least fun is watching everyone try to pronounce the Hanukkah doughnut “sufganiyot.”

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2023

Equity investors are bidding up tech megacaps as they fawn over the productivity-boosting potential of artificial intelligence.

From Reuters • Jun. 16, 2023

So after each birth, Mrs. Richardson had returned to her job, crafted the pleasant, wholesome stories her editor demanded, come home to fawn over her little ones, waited for the next baby to arrive.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng