How to Use enrapture in a Sentence

enrapture

verb
  • Her melodious voice enraptured the audience.
  • Earhart would likely have been enraptured by the ship’s space-age display.
    — Rachel Hartigan Shea, National Geographic, 12 Aug. 2019
  • Even after all this time, Mark Hamill’s still got the kids enraptured.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 June 2025
  • Stargazers have been enraptured by its secrets for thousands of years.
    — Robin George Andrews, New York Times, 8 May 2023
  • To make the most of it, plan special moments or attend events to feel enraptured by the magic of the moment!
    — Kyle Thomas, People.com, 1 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Instead, these records relied on their ability to bring people to the dancefloor and enrapture a crowd.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 8 Aug. 2022
  • These execs, people who were used to having words hurled at them all day long, were enraptured by this sudden shift in delivery.
    — Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 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
  • Both open with a young and naïve immigrant daughter, enraptured by the American dream.
    — Mike Fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2018
  • Video shows a bear enraptured while scratching itself on the sign for the Teklanika Campgrounds in the east of the park.
    — James Powel, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The Super Bowl is one of the few cultural events to enrapture the entire nation.
    — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • Alongside the chemistry of the main cast the costume design by Carlos Rosario kept many of us enraptured.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Who wouldn’t be enraptured by the thought of an evening of cowboy poetry, to which Will invites Andrew for one of their dates?
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The famed dancer twirled, dropped, and enraptured the crowd in a flowing white ensemble, while Rae contrasted her in bright red latex.
    — Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • The country crooner just walked on stage and started belting out Christmas classics in front of the stunned and enraptured audience.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
  • And to the right of the picture in the Royal box is the future king, George, leaning over the royal box, enraptured, watching the show.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 7 Dec. 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
  • 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
  • Rebecca Sher, dressed in a purple blouse with a matching purple scarf, sat enraptured in Faneuil Hall.
    — Alison Kuznitz, BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2019
  • Ted Bundy, a serial killer who confessed to murder at least 30 young women and girls, was enraptured by the novel and couldn't stop reading it.
    — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024

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