How to Use dote on/upon in a Sentence

dote on/upon

phrasal verb

• And then, after watching her dote on it for two days, our thoughts shifted.
  — Damon Young, Washington Post, 25 July 2022
• At the party, Stormi is dressed in an adorable pink outfit as her parents dote on her.
  — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 18 Mar. 2022
• 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
• 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
• 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
• What makes this episode extra-special is watching Liza dote on Maggie.
  — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2021
• 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
• And some owners, such as Chryss Terry, dote on their own specific trailer.
  — Rosemary McClure, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2021
• As a child, Aaron Dean especially liked to dote on his sister, Alyssa Dean, who is 10 years younger and also a police officer.
  — Dallas News, 16 Dec. 2022
• Win was welcomed with open arms by his brother and sister, who immediately wanted to dote on the little boy.
  — Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 1 May 2023
• During a benefit that featured both her and James, Garnier observed Kate’s older brother dote on her and make sure her soundcheck went well.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2021
• That self-sufficiency comes in handy for creatures that can’t afford to dote on their infants for long, or that are constantly on the move, like antelope, cattle, and horses.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2022
• Apparently freed from adult supervision, Salih’s students don mismatched shoes, dangle from decrepit balconies, and stoop to the street to dote on stray cats.
  — Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2022
• Families grew smaller and more prosperous, giving them more time to dote on their animal companions.
  — David Grimm, Science | AAAS, 26 Oct. 2020
• After a long year of being separated from loved ones, due to the pandemic, vaccinated grandparents can now hug and dote on their grandchildren.
  — Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 2 June 2021
• Hawn and Russell often dote on their grandchildren and proudly document their childhoods on social media.
  — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2023
• Fans who dote on Britney Spears' social media posts and public statements, trying to decipher her every utterance, dance move or shared meme, have increasingly coalesced into a movement after becoming convinced she was being controlled unfairly.
  — Andrew Dalton, Star Tribune, 24 June 2021
• Fans who dote on Britney Spears’ social media posts and public statements, trying to decipher her every utterance, dance move or shared meme, have increasingly coalesced into a movement after becoming convinced she was being controlled unfairly.
  — Andrew Dalton, ajc, 30 Sep. 2021

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024