enraptured

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In a 2023 interview with Steve Bannon, Trump became so enraptured talking about the musical that he wouldn’t stop, even as Bannon tried to get him to focus on crime in New York City.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

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

“I feel a level of satisfaction, a completeness as a human being, when I’m being surprised and enraptured with somebody else’s vision of the world,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

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

Throughout the week, on street corners, in stores, at shebeens all over the neighbourhood, the talk was about the fight, and black people everywhere were enraptured by Ali’s feats.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane