How to Use enrapture in a Sentence

enrapture

verb

• Her melodious voice enraptured the audience.
• The art house crowd is certain to be enraptured by this gem.
  — Jeff Menell, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2020
• Rugby league fans around the globe will be enraptured for the next six weeks by the Rugby League World Cup.
  — Dan Gartland, SI.com, 26 Oct. 2017
• When Smart first read the script, she was enraptured by the depth of the writing for Deborah.
  — J Wortham, New York Times, 12 May 2024
• But in terms of a single day that tends to enrapture football fans, Day 1 of the NFL draft is right up there.
  — Brian Blomster, sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2017
• Earhart would likely have been enraptured by the ship’s space-age display.
  — Rachel Hartigan Shea, National Geographic, 12 Aug. 2019
• In the third slide, a younger version of the little boy appears completely enraptured by footage of his mom.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 5 Mar. 2023
• Outside of it, the rapper drew massive crowds of fans enraptured by her star power and hoping to join in on the party.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2023
• He was enraptured, not knowing whether the character would live or die.
  — Brittany Shammas, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2023
• Long story short: we’re enraptured by the risks players have been taking.
  — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 7 June 2024
• In the ensuing decades, Cox grew enraptured by the niche sport of cold-water open-water swimming.
  — Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, 24 Apr. 2018
• The trip fulfilled a lifelong dream for the wife, who wandered around enraptured in the land of waltzes and delectable pastries.
  — Sam Kean, wsj.com, 7 Apr. 2023
• Every now and then my father, sprawled across the couch, would look down at my amusements on the floor as I sat entirely enraptured by the Barbie-verse.
  — Airea D. Matthews, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 July 2023
• Baboons wrestled and chased vervet monkeys, oblivious to the small band of humans in their midst who were enraptured by the splendor of it all.
  — Tayari Jones, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2023
• Instead, these records relied on their ability to bring people to the dancefloor and enrapture a crowd.
  — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 8 Aug. 2022
• However, go back and watch — from the first moment Murphy, then all of 19, stepped in front of the cameras, audiences were enraptured.
  — Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2023
• Stargazers have been enraptured by its secrets for thousands of years.
  — Robin George Andrews, New York Times, 8 May 2023
• But the prize that awaits at the finish line is enrapturing, a cultural shift in our understanding of our place in the cosmos.
  — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 6 Dec. 2023
• What would become a familiar scene soon followed: Kids sitting cross-legged in front of a TV, clutching controllers, enraptured by the game on the screen.
  — Chris Kohler, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2015
• Both open with a young and naïve immigrant daughter, enraptured by the American dream.
  — Mike Fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2018
• The world has been enraptured by their trials, triumphs and determination but now that the medals have been handed out, what now?
  — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 15 Aug. 2024
• During the episode, the Queen sits with her mother watching Graham on the television, enraptured by his sermon.
  — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 8 Dec. 2017
• This weekend in fashion had some moments that enraptured us.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 16 Jan. 2024
• One is an event that enraptures the nation — March Madness— while the other endures almost as an act of defiance.
  — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 14 Mar. 2018
• No matter the origin, the bladders remain a strange and unique way to chase away the gloominess of life, for at least one day of the year, while the entire city is enraptured by the celebration of Mardi Gras.
  — AL.com, 5 Feb. 2018
• By the time a metallic lengthy silver gown made its way down the runway for nearly the final look, attendees were enraptured by the collection.
  — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Sep. 2023
• From the first strains of mood-setting music to the thunderous final standing ovation, we were enraptured.
  — Vicky Ho, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2023
• And never forget that his cockiness has always been part of his appeal: Shyamalan is a showman who loves to enrapture you with a good yarn and then floor you with a killer twist.
  — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 26 July 2021
• Rebecca Sher, dressed in a purple blouse with a matching purple scarf, sat enraptured in Faneuil Hall.
  — Alison Kuznitz, BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2019
• Not since Usain Bolt was leaving sprinting foes in the dust had an Olympic track-and-field stadium been so enraptured by a single mononymous athlete.
  — Sean Gregory / Saint-Denis, TIME, 6 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024