How to Use dote in a Sentence

dote

verb
Definition of dotenext
  • As the youngest child, he was often doted on by his sisters.
    — Caitlyn Freeman, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Flip the narrative from the passe one, where the protein gets all the culinary love, and dote on the vegetable instead.
    — Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Loner bees leave a blob of pollen on the egg and wipe their hands of it, whereas social species dote on their larvae.
    — Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2014
  • At the party, Stormi is dressed in an adorable pink outfit as her parents dote on her.
    — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 8 Aug. 2018
  • Too many of us dote on a wide field of view, but this always comes at the expense of eye relief: the distance from the eyepiece lens to your eye.
    — Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 2 Nov. 2020
  • Voight’s doting side is one that’s far removed from the gallery of eccentrics he’s come to specialize in on-screen.
    — Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 23 July 2024
  • The rules tell you: Be a doting mother and a doting wife, do the work required, and life turns into paradise.
    — Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Rafaella is a doting aunt who frequently spends time with her nephew and niece.
    — Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
  • Jean dotes on him, sometimes at the exclusion of Lizzy, who handles the more day-to-day affairs of trying to keep Sean on track.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2023
  • In the picture, the musician dotes over his daughter with a small smile on his face, while Malti looks off at a point beyond the camera.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 June 2023
  • Guard Wayne Ellington now has a son to dote upon on Christmas morning.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com, 23 Dec. 2017
  • Or being taught by his doting sister to ride a scooter.
    — Cory Turner, NPR, 15 May 2024
  • Everyone feels at ease with each other, and the kids have another person to dote on them.
    — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 29 June 2023
  • At home, Rachel dotes on the family dog, Kenzie, a bull-terrier mix.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Pup-friendly restaurants and cafes offer an easy framework for humans to dote on their dogs.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Politics aside, both are said to dote on their 14-year-old grandson, Barron, who's learned to speak their language.
    — CBS News, 14 June 2020
  • The skinny 5-year-old boy who was always doted on by his older sisters.
    — Yaqoob Akbary, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2023
  • To fill the hole in their hearts, the Marshalls adopted two foster-care boys and two girls — one after the other — who’ve answered their prayers for children to dote on.
    — Dallas News, 9 Sep. 2022
  • The young man grew up spending a lot of time with his maternal grandma, who doted after him.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Hailey and Justin have also posted some cute snaps of themselves doting on their niece Iris.
    — Jamie Ballard, Peoplemag, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Khaled can loudly dote on his infant near, say, Pusha T, growling about cocaine.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 July 2017
  • Because of this, my father-in-law has started to dote on me, especially with food.
    — Abby, Houston Chronicle, 3 Nov. 2017
  • You're supposed to spend the first week or so relaxing, icing your pretty new nose, and allowing loved ones to dote on you.
    — Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Inside, Jackie Lobdell dotes on the children already in her care.
    — Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The teen was compassionate toward others, always reaching out to the new kid or to dote on a special needs child.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 8 Sep. 2021
  • The campus decided to dote on out-of-state students, who received 2,013 offers.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2019
  • Shelley goes through a range of emotions: loving mother, doting wife, and then that scared partner.
    — Saskia Solomon, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Both describe him as a loving father who doted on his two daughters.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Asher is the brilliant, doting instructor and Brooke the eager student.
    — Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Matty was then driven to a large, handsome home, where she was greeted by her very-much-alive husband and her doting grandson, Alfie.
    — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 22 Sep. 2024

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