How to Use infatuate in a Sentence

infatuate

verb
  • My son was like infatuated with it and fell in love with Matt.
    — Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2019
  • But not all hope is lost for those infatuated with the notion of a terror of the river.
    — Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Night infatuates your soul, its unborn thoughts in labor.
    — Chen Yuhong, The Dial, 3 Feb. 2026
  • In defence, less willing to drop deep, in part due to an era infatuated with using a flat-back four.
    — SI.com, 13 Feb. 2018
  • But Quentin is infatuated with that word.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026
  • But, Quentin is infatuated with that word.
    — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2026
  • But, Quentin is infatuated with that word.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2026
  • He was infatuated with Tonka toy trucks but couldn't afford to buy them.
    — Alex Darus, cleveland.com, 28 June 2017
  • Whatever you're infatuated with, look for a way to set it down for a moment and get your bearings.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2023
  • Ian is infatuated by the barmaid, but unsure how to approach her.
    — Elizabeth Angell, Town & Country, 30 Oct. 2017
  • But many are more infatuated by his quote and its implications.
    — Jon Talton, The Seattle Times, 15 Dec. 2017
  • Everybody thought he was infatuated in the days before his death.
    — National Geographic, 15 Jan. 2017
  • Kind of like if you were infatuated with Raquel Welch or Sophia Loren.
    — Courtney Devores, charlotteobserver, 4 Apr. 2018
  • He was taught to sew by an aunt and from childhood Garavani was infatuated with the romance of film.
    — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • She was infatuated by home design from a young age, credit to her mother and grandmother.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The nation was infatuated with the market, which was showering wealth on investors big and small.
    — Evan Hughes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Theron once admitted she was infatuated with Tom Hanks as a young girl.
    — Vogue, 30 July 2017
  • And in January, people were just as infatuated with Kim's fridge, which is walk-in.
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 18 Feb. 2020
  • So music has always been something I was infatuated with.
    — Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025
  • When contacted by the Globe, Lucas hit back that the reporter was infatuated with him.
    — Emma Colton, Fox News, 10 July 2023
  • The taste experience will infatuate both the novice and connoisseur.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2021
  • Her usually-racing mind is at ease and infatuated with language and quirky memories.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The lady in question is Anne, a colleague infatuated with Richard.
    — David Canfield, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2019
  • From an early age, Owen was infatuated with country music, but even more so with the behind-the-scenes machinations.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 5 June 2018
  • From that point, she was infatuated with Appalachian and southern dialects.
    — Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026
  • When his work, along with that of other Ukiyo-e artists of that period, was discovered by French artists, they were infatuated.
    — Geraldine Fabrikant, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Still, even as hippies popularized beads and bare feet (a uniform of its own, inevitably), there were those who remained infatuated with the classic look of the élite.
    — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Jew said one of his favorite dishes growing up was sweet and sour chicken, and he was infatuated with the different replications of the recipe in homes and restaurants.
    — Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, 14 Jan. 2020
  • Director Roberto Olabe is said to be infatuated by the Spaniard, so he is expected to lead their push for a deal.
    — SI.com, 23 Aug. 2019
  • He was infatuated by the entire Merseybeat scene, but his parents pushed him toward classical music.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026

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