infatuated
Britishadjective
Other Word Forms
- infatuatedly adverb
Example Sentences
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“You’re infatuated with your grief. You think you’ve finally found something that will distinguish you.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
Despite being separated by distance, age and language, he and the woman became infatuated with one another, prosecutors said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
Prosecutor Corinne Bramwell said Morgan, who was aged 17 at the time of the offences, was infatuated and inspired by Rudakubana.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026
Their chaotic summer journey is joined by Brett’s fiancé, the troubled Mike Campbell, the charming but cynical Bill Gorton and the perpetually lost Robert Cohn, who is hopelessly infatuated with Brett.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
In the 193os, America was infatuated with the pseudoscience of eugenics and its promise of strengthening the human race by culling the “unfit” from the genetic pool.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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