How to Use rhapsodize in a Sentence

rhapsodize

verb
  • My mom rhapsodizes all year long about the bacon, the eggs, the bread.
    — Annemarie Conte, Woman's Day, 4 June 2018
  • Eisner, for one, couldn’t rhapsodize enough on either project.
    — Angela Serratore, Curbed, 17 July 2019
  • Pinot noir, on the other hand, rhapsodized in the film, shot up 14 percent.
    — Ben Popken, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2018
  • Sitting side by side, the two often returned to rhapsodizing about how their future fight might play out.
    — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Kids rhapsodize about bug-eyed dolls with raspy mini boom boxes inside them, light-up teapots that giggle out tinny tunes.
    — Hillary Kelly, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2021
  • My buddies didn't attempt to say the perfect thing, or counsel me or rhapsodize about Christopher.
    — Chris Erskine, latimes.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • The Post story rhapsodizes about their parade pageantry but says very little about the group’s espousal of hatred.
    — Terence McArdle, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2017
  • The finale begins with a voiceover and Claire rhapsodizing about death and being at peace while sinking in a body of water.
    — Roxane Gay, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2017
  • Ricks doesn’t rhapsodize the ancients, but there are plenty of people who do, often in grotesquely ignorant ways.
    — Charles King, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2020
  • Here is the point in the piece in which the media critic rhapsodizes about Jimenez’s comportment as this scene unfolded.
    — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 29 May 2020
  • In the New Yorker, the writer Lawrence Weschler rhapsodized about the soft glow in the air here, day and night.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
  • Charmed, Carlson proceeded to rhapsodize about fly-fishing.
    — Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Molyneux rhapsodized to the gaming press about the unparalleled freedom players would enjoy.
    — Jason Tanz, WIRED, 19 Oct. 2012
  • Sam and Dinah melt down over breakfast as a jazz trio rhapsodizes jauntily about a little white house in Scarsdale.
    — Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2018
  • In interviews, Soderbergh has rhapsodized over this liberating method, and sworn to employ it on projects to come.
    — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2017
  • Postal stans rhapsodize about its sprawling history, its enduring enrichment of our daily lives.
    — Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2020
  • Poets rhapsodized about the excavation of traces of the mighty empire more than 1,000 years after its fall.
    — Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2020
  • When Isaac rhapsodizes about her pan-cultural explorations, Amir can barely keep from snorting.
    — Robert W. Butler, kansascity, 22 Oct. 2017
  • The Hair Tales, in which black women, including celebrities and activists, rhapsodize about their tresses.
    — Sarah Maslin Nir, Town & Country, 23 Apr. 2018
  • So why is someone who was immensely relieved to get a C-plus in calculus rhapsodizing about mathematics?
    — Mark Sappenfield, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Sep. 2017
  • Lately, Fuentes has rhapsodized about Jeffrey Epstein and Obama.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • With hindsight perhaps softening memories of sunstroke, cast members and a number of below-the-line crew now fairly rhapsodize about the uniqueness of the shoot.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
  • On one night, a manager rhapsodized on the benefits and palate-cleansing properties of hot versus cold tea, and then poured an elegant, floral chrysanthemum hot tea to make his point.
    — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 7 Nov. 2019
  • When workers rhapsodize about the benefits of the four-day week, their statements can sound suspiciously like testimonials from an infomercial.
    — Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic, 17 June 2021
  • Before taking over, Adams rhapsodized about the possibilities inherent in dishes as simple as meatloaf.
    — Michael Russell | The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Donghwa—who’s revealed to be thirty-five—rhapsodizes about Oryeong’s devotion, and filial piety over all, although (and, perhaps, because) his own family bonds are strained.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Food and drink While many hoteliers rhapsodize about their estate-to-plate dishes, The Newt puts its guests right in the heart of the garden, in its café overlooking the parabola.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • Cars will likely crash, odometers will reach their maximum setting, quips will be made and Vin Diesel will almost invariably rhapsodize about the importance of family.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 14 Dec. 2021
  • CinemaCon is traditionally an opportunity not just to rhapsodize about the magic of movies, but to openly bash streaming services.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 19 Aug. 2021
  • When both matches were done, fans could be heard rhapsodizing about the awe-inspiring sweetness of the Federer and Barty serve and forehand, the glory shots that draw all the attention.
    — Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2019

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