Dotes is an English word. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Dotes meaning
plural of dote
Using Dotes
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of dote
- In the example corpus, dotes often appears in combinations such as: dotes on.
Context around Dotes
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dotes
- In this selection, "dotes" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, clearly and bonnie stand out and add context to how "dotes" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include he dotes on all and he still dotes on soren. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dotes" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dotes
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He dotes on all his grandchildren. (6 words)
She always dotes on Mika, but treats Lain indifferently. (9 words)
I asked him, a man who clearly dotes on his two young children, whether he got enough love in childhood. (20 words)
Considering Riker is normally aggressively attracted to classically feminine women, it's awesome to see how he still dotes on Soren and finds her attractive as an androgynous woman. (29 words)
She dotes on her five children, her blessings, but lost a 2-year-old granddaughter to a stray bullet from a drive-by shooting. (24 words)
The first twin, Viola, falls in love with Orsino, who dotes on OIivia, who falls for Viola but is idolized by Malvolio. (22 words)
Example sentences (7)
He dotes on all his grandchildren.
Considering Riker is normally aggressively attracted to classically feminine women, it's awesome to see how he still dotes on Soren and finds her attractive as an androgynous woman.
I asked him, a man who clearly dotes on his two young children, whether he got enough love in childhood.
She dotes on her five children, her blessings, but lost a 2-year-old granddaughter to a stray bullet from a drive-by shooting.
The first twin, Viola, falls in love with Orsino, who dotes on OIivia, who falls for Viola but is idolized by Malvolio.
Rhett turns his attention toward Bonnie, dotes on her, spoils her, and worries about her reputation when she is older.
She always dotes on Mika, but treats Lain indifferently.
Common combinations with dotes
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- dotes on 7×