How to Use smitten in a Sentence

smitten

adjective
  • Turns out Jim was smitten, too.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025
  • Mom, dad and big sisters could not be more smitten.
    — Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025
  • Eva and Ramón are smitten by each other.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
  • In less than two minutes, the couple is smitten.
    — Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Militao is not the only team-mate to be smitten with him.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 25 June 2026
  • Just as ominous, one of those hunters is a prince who is smitten by a swan princess named Odette.
    — David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Louis took one bite of what was still a novelty to the French and was smitten.
    — Aleksandra Crapanzano, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
  • And Hopkins is smitten with Racines.
    — Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
  • And Amal is equally smitten with her husband.
    — Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The sight of the chef’s daughter, Miko, walking through the front door leaves him smitten.
    — Kristen Tauer, WWD, 16 July 2024
  • As Drew third-wheeled, Jonathan and Zooey were more smitten than ever.
    — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 22 Nov. 2019
  • Good lord — but this does not dissuade the Italian stallion, who is too smitten to care.
    — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The Rayson sisters were smitten with 10-year-old Katharine.
    — Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Near the end of the episode, which is about 45 minutes long, Rosenthal sounds smitten.
    — oregonlive, 25 May 2022
  • Consider this a cheat sheet to the brand the entire internet seems smitten with.
    — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The two men first lock eyes in a pub on a winter’s night, where Colin is instantly smitten.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Shoppers are smitten with this fragrance just like Stewart and Roberts.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Shoppers are smitten with this fragrance just like Stewart and Roberts.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 24 May 2026
  • Shoppers are smitten with this fragrance just like Stewart and Roberts.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Shoppers are smitten with this fragrance just like Stewart and Roberts.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 12 Jan. 2026
  • While the glitter bomb malfunctioned, Owens was smitten.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025
  • And Louis was instantly smitten.
    — Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
  • The pair looked smitten at the premiere for the series, which stars the Ironman actor (and his cars, of course).
    — Maggie Horton, Country Living, 22 June 2023
  • The smitten couple treated themselves to a beginning-of-the-week pick-me-up by way of a fancy evening out.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Everyone — including smitten Ethan and her rowdy pack of pals — think this is a bad idea.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 7 May 2026
  • Over time, the two became incredibly smitten with each other.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 18 Feb. 2025
  • He was also accused of being too smitten with foreign culture and quick to show off his English.
    — David Pierson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Posing on quaint cobblestone streets and in neighborhood cafés, the couple looked smitten.
    — Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 7 July 2023
  • What keeps these clearly smitten lovers apart are not exterior forces but their own internal issues.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Kimothée looked so smitten at last year's ceremony, too.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026

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