fawn over

Example Sentences

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Since the project’s release last Friday, critics have been quick to fawn over Allen’s return to music and Allen has been sure to let the press know the album is not fully based in fact.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025

He’s self-satisfied and loves to have people fawn over him, but his star is still nascent enough for Oliver to retain some naivete.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2025

Some are catching up with old friends and co-stars, some are kissing their dates in plain sight and some fawn over the cool kids they haven’t yet met.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2024

Perhaps most fun is watching Phoebe Robinson fawn over Hollywood’s blue eyes; least fun is watching everyone try to pronounce the Hanukkah doughnut “sufganiyot.”

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2023

So after each birth, Mrs. Richardson had returned to her job, crafted the pleasant, wholesome stories her editor demanded, come home to fawn over her little ones, waited for the next baby to arrive.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng