doted on

Example Sentences

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He doted on the music of Rachmaninoff when Rachmaninoff was unfashionable and on Steve Reich when Reich was found unfathomable.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

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

Ms McEnroe's parents said she doted on Arran.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2025

Viola doted on her, which was odd since she barely tolerated the other cats—the Outside Cats—and sometimes swept them off the back porch with her broom.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly