in ecstasy

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Two figures will always haunt the human imagination: the woman in ecstasy, and the woman in madness.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

The Washington Post journalist watching in the stands described Bias "defying physics by hanging in the air for about three seconds, and unleashing a 20-megaton dunk that sent the overflow crowd rocking in ecstasy".

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2023

The Argentina international whipped off his shirt in celebration and he was joined by almost all of his teammates as the home supporters roared his name in ecstasy.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2022

A boy’s face twists in ecstasy as he eats nachos, smothered in what looks like Velveeta.

From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2020

Anyone who could have seen her in front of the mirror, in ecstasy over her own regal gestures, would have had reason to think that she was mad.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez