be smitten
Example Sentences
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Still, you’ll be smitten with its engaging handling, simple convertible top operation, and all-around fun when cruising around your favorite roads and highways.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2022
In the present day, it’s never a foregone conclusion that an ambitious man will be smitten with an ambitious woman; 50 years ago, it was all the more notable.
From The Guardian ● May 15, 2020
Just ask Jerry Jones, who had reason to be smitten with the UFC star after the team Jones owns blew out Jacksonville on Sunday with the fighter/whiskey salesman providing the emotional spark.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 16, 2018
Francisco Mojica was not the first to see CRISPR, but he was probably the first to be smitten by it.
From Nature ● Jan. 11, 2017
Sounds shaped themselves into something like articulation, and the following couplet was distinctly heard:— "While the eagle is in his nest, the eaglet shall not prevail, Nor shall the eagle be smitten in his eyrie."
From The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character by John Roby
