smitten with

Example Sentences

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The Wall Street Journal reported this week that Trump is so smitten with his Florsheim dress shoes that he shod his whole Cabinet in the same footwear.

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2026

And it’s not just because they’re smitten with Shakespeare’s pretty words.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Although Woolery dabbled in basketball growing up, Grant was once so smitten with the sport that she thought it was going to be her pathway to a Division I college scholarship.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025

For 24 years, viewers worldwide have been smitten with the lovably neurotic, hopeless romantic Bridget Jones.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2025

It’s no wonder poor Katherine is smitten with him.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland