besotted
Example Sentences
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It opens in a London pub, where Rodrigo is besotted by a boy who "looks like an angel on the walls of Versailles".
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Mr. Paul and his collaborators are clearly besotted lovers as well as knowledgeable students of the musicals they are spoofing, so the evening’s spirit is exuberantly affectionate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
Fairly early in his lengthy investment career, in the mid-1960s, this thrifty son of Yorkshire, England, grew besotted with speculative small-cap stocks.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
I was immediately besotted by the band’s hookiness, the way their songs felt both precise and slightly feral.
From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2025
“You don’t tell her what to do. Sana’s not some besotted recruit, she’s the head of our faction, and you—” “Tariq.”
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
