Example Sentences

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There I was: doting on my Spanish mother, eating paella, lancing bulls.

From New York Times • May 3, 2022

The report said Lanza’s mother, like Harper-Mercer’s, was doting.

From Washington Times • Oct. 7, 2015

On the heels of her diagnosis, I was doting.

From The Guardian • Mar. 20, 2010

While fancier racing craft had to shorten sail to ride it out, the rugged 71-ft. schooner Dolphin II, owned and captained by Actor Frank Morgan, was doting on the gale.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was doting and invested, my husband, doing what he could do.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama