enraptured
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Amanda is enraptured with its aspirational luxury: “The house had that hush expensive houses do. Silence meant the house was plumb, solid, its organs working in happy harmony.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
Think of an athlete in the middle of a game, or a musician enraptured by a melody or the rare magic of getting lost in a project or conversation and realizing an hour has evaporated.
From Salon • Nov. 18, 2025
Back in December 2012 England shocked the rugby world, thrashing a great New Zealand team against the odds in front of an enraptured Twickenham.
From BBC • May 29, 2025
He looks over at Jean-Baptiste, as enraptured with Leigh’s pronouncements as I am.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2025
The idea of spreading mercy, indiscriminately, or, to be more correct, spreading it on someone I really didn’t care about, enraptured me.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
