enrapture

Passages about Lord Byron’s anorexia and the invention of the first electric battery will enrapture a reader.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

In "Killers of the Flower Moon" stars Lily Gladstone, Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro enrapture the audience from start to finish with bone-chilling performances with real-life archival footage from Osage history as a backdrop.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2023

It’s still the regular season, and to enrapture a city you generally have to make a playoff run.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2023

"Mulan is not awful. It's just inert, a lifeless bit of product that will probably neither satisfy die-hards nor enrapture an entire new generation of fans."

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2020

This earth has many lingering traces of Eden yet remaining, which enrapture the eye of the beholder.

From Stories Worth Rereading by Various

Even when one knows all of its tricks, “Chef’s Table” enraptures.

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 27, 2019

The Times gave it a double-edged review: “Once again ... Mr. Grisham enraptures us with a story that has hardly any point.”

From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2018

Julien Baker, March 9 at the Exit/In: A precociously open-hearted 21-year-old comes fully into her own, armed with only her guitar, a few looping pedals, and a voice that enraptures everyone.

From Slate ● Dec. 27, 2016

According to Rodgers, what enraptures listeners – and you can hear it, he says, on the Daft Punk album – is disco's "complex simplicity".

From The Guardian ● May 31, 2013

This youthful prodigy usually accompanies his parent when the latter enraptures his audience with a brilliant solo performance on his favourite instrument.

From The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba by Walter Goodman

Refn is so enraptured by the sight of strobes flickering across Thatcher’s mannequin-flawless features that, by the end of the film, I needed a break from her face.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

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

Like those works, “Reflections on Cinematography” offers enough technical arcana to keep colleagues in the profession and students of the craft enraptured.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 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

“Jus’ thought she’d like ter see ’em,” shrugged Hagrid, still gazing, enraptured, at the dragons.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

And one venture capitalist described in exhaustive detail the circular flow of money behind a recent investment by Nvidia into his AI startup, enrapturing the crowd with his explanation of how capitalism really works.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025

"As much as it's a movie about one man's struggle, it's a family drama too, and the way his paralysis shifts their dynamic over the years is enrapturing to watch," said IndieWire's critic Siddhant Adlakha.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2024

Bailey has a glistening wonder in her eyes as Ariel – it’s enrapturing even if the movie is a little silly.

From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2023

Seven decades since her death, and nine since the groundbreaking premiere of her Symphony in E minor, her luminous music is enrapturing audiences worldwide.

From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2023

He appeals to the reason by the presentation of elevating themes; he delights the fancy with enrapturing scenes; and he enlists the affections by his eloquent portrayals of love and charity.

From The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan by Ellen Gould Harmon White