rapture

Example Sentences

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There have been dozens of false rapture dates that have popped up over the decades, sure.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025

His falsetto found new registers of rapture and longing.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

Let’s replace Broadway with a bunch of rinks—and ask Stanley Cup hockey teams to send us all into the riveted rapture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2025

Her lyric vocal writing contends with harsh reality, but her style is never far from profound rapture.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

“We’re looking—” the small blond woman began, but then she saw past Isidore; her face dissolved in rapture and she whisked past him, calling, “Pris! How are you?”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick