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He remembered a mother “with a great sense of humor and a sarcastic wit” who liked to dote on her Chihuaha-dachshund mix, Hercules, and attend daily Mass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2024

Actor-comedian Anthony Anderson is a proud mama’s boy and loves to dote on his mother, Doris.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 23, 2023

He handles all the boring life matters like bills for us and I dote on him.

From Slate ● Dec. 2, 2022

Sometimes having staff dote on laid-back guests can be enough to fix the problem.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 30, 2022

Unbelievably, her mother, Anita, and niece, Silvia, and nephew, Jose, are sweet and dote on me, giving me hand-me-down clothes and telling me how beautiful I am.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

She dotes on her husband, who suffers from dementia and comes to terms with all the paraphernalia and recordings from her career that she hoarded for decades.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

He dotes on dogs and horses but a family seems unlikely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

"She's super tiny, her breath smells so bad, and she doesn't have a meow," the singer dotes.

From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2025

As Mina gets increasingly sick, her body withering away, her husband dotes on her: He washes her hair, helps her change, brings the sweetness of a fruit to her lips.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2023

“Griff is different. He has a son he dotes on. Young Griff, the boy is called. There never was a nobler lad.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Of course, ABC would make one of its core players the gauzy focus of a post-Oscars special, doted on by many of the 22 women who came before Paul.

From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026

Known to the children as “aunty” or “grandma,” Johnson would treat them to dips in the pool at the Raffles and doted on them at the center.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025

But Ben and his little brother were doted upon by all their adopted grannies and grandpas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2025

He’s been well-educated in this bunker, even doted upon by all of these adults — his parents and the few others they allowed to come with them.

From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2024

She doted on her sons, watched over them carefully, and made it her business to keep them away from sin and foolishness.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

If you are an avid photographer and videographer—aka a doting parent—willing to splurge for better camera performance, you’d only really consider the Pro models.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

In his statement, James O'Sullivan concluded: "Always kind-spirited, good humoured, a doting grandfather and a wonderful dad – I will miss him dearly."

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

The doting boyfriend, the overzealous best friend, the snide coworker, the absentee mother — played here by Kristen Johnston, whose character’s name is ingeniously spelled “Beverlee.”

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

"So am I," Kim replied, doting on the doll.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

“Poor Fredrick! He is such a doting and perfect husband in every conceivable way, but now and then his temper becomes quite excitable.”

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood