fawn over

Example Sentences

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He’s self-satisfied and loves to have people fawn over him, but his star is still nascent enough for Oliver to retain some naivete.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2025

People will buy her Ivy Park line of athleisure and fawn over every photo shoot in which she models the clothes.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2023

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

From Reuters • Jun. 16, 2023

I recently saw a greeter at a Greenwood superstore pet and fawn over a leashed dog.

From Seattle Times • May 12, 2023

Her father brings her everywhere while she is small, parading her like a well-loved small dog in expensive gowns, for his colleagues and acquaintances to fawn over in pubs after performances.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern