infatuation

Example Sentences

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A not-so-closeted homosexual, he also waxes lyrical about his infatuation with a young Yale student, played by a bottle-blonde Margaret Qualley, and shares drinks with "Charlotte's Web" author E.B.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

The fetishized infatuation with “Heated Rivalry” doesn’t just stop at the characters; it’s now extending to the actors as well.

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2026

And I’m newly humble about my vulnerability to the kind of AI infatuation and isolation that has appeared in all-too-many tragic headlines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

In this way, Trello is more representative of a tech trend that predates the industry’s infatuation with LLMs.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025

They had also been, not in love exactiy, but in something more immature, a kind of infatuation or crush.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides