dote on

Example Sentences

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

From Washington Times • Jun. 23, 2023

Visitors from the Old World tend to dote on San Francisco, which is a bijou-beautiful California version of a European city.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2023

As heartwarming as it is to see Andrés kiss and hug and dote on his daughters, the interactions are, literally, made for TV.

From Washington Post • Dec. 26, 2022

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

From Slate • Dec. 2, 2022

Nor did he dote on Laertes, his only son.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein