smitten

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

Pep Guardiola is so smitten by Rayan Cherki that the Manchester City boss said he wanted to kiss the "incredible" French star after his virtuoso performance in Saturday's 2-1 win at Nottingham Forest.

From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025

Bedraggled and bleeding, he opens his eyes to find Anna ministering to him and is rhapsodically smitten.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

Kashima-san distrusts westerners — her wounds of wartime haven’t healed — and to see Nishio-san smitten with Amélie feels like a betrayal.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

Luce didn’t care about criminally smitten grandparents or silkworm boxes or serenading clarinets.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides