ENRAPTURE in a Sentence

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Bertuccio left enraptured, so great, so powerful, and real was the influence exercised by this man over all who surrounded him.

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 Meanings and Examples of ENRAPTURE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
enrapture
 v.  please intensely; fill with great delight or joy
Classic Sentence:
1  Denisov was looking at her with enraptured eyes.
War and Peace 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: CHAPTER XV
2  Not only in the soul of the frightened yet happy and enraptured Natasha, but in the whole house, there was a feeling of awe at something important that was bound to happen.
War and Peace 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER XXII
3  Natasha knew for certain that he was enraptured by her.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER X
4  Anna Pavlovna's circle on the contrary was enraptured by this enthusiasm and spoke of it as Plutarch speaks of the deeds of the ancients.
War and Peace 4 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 10: CHAPTER VI
5  Mistress Mary felt solemnly enraptured.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
6  Bertuccio left enraptured, so great, so powerful, and real was the influence exercised by this man over all who surrounded him.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 62. Ghosts.
7  My father was enraptured on finding me freed from the vexations of a criminal charge, that I was again allowed to breathe the fresh atmosphere and permitted to return to my native country.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 21
8  In short, my aunt, seeing how enraptured I was with the premises, took them for a month, with leave to remain for twelve months when that time was out.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 23. I CORROBORATE Mr. DICK, AND CHOOSE A PROFESSI...
9  But Scarlett hardly heard a word he said, so enraptured was she at being in the same room with Ashley again.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
Example Sentence:
1  The freshness of the voices and the excellent orchestration enrapture the audience.
2  The audience was enraptured by her beautiful voice.