rapturous
Example Sentences
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That redemption arc was met with rapturous applause.
From Slate • May 20, 2026
A rapturous feeling takes over the room, as if all of the disparate identities and backgrounds came together in spiritual tune — the cluster having finally come together.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
The siblings’ all-day play in the backyard took on a spinning, rapturous dimension from the swarms of insects that whirred around and above them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The judges' scorecards told the story, as Price was declared the winner to rapturous applause with scores of 99-91, 98-92 and 98-92.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Major Major had never played basketball or any other game before, but his great, bobbing height and rapturous enthusiasm helped make up for his innate clumsiness and lack of experience.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Vocabulary lists containing rapturous
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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Little Women
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