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

There are not many sports that can keep an audience enraptured through 45 minutes of ceremony before the first point is even contested.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

The opening night audience at the Geffen Playhouse seemed enraptured by the hilarity.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2025

Shifa, in spite of her skepticism, was staring, enraptured.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook