1
: lifted up and carried away
2
: transported with emotion : enraptured
3
: wholly absorbed : engrossed
Examples of rapt in a Sentence
The students listened with rapt attention.
The children sat rapt as the puppets danced.
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Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025
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—Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, IndyStar, 11 July 2025
On a recent visit, a rapt audience took in the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger epic, Total Recall.
—Jordan Michelman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 July 2025
The case out of suburban Boston became a trial that people around the nation followed with rapt attention.
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Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025
Throughout her remarks, Brown Jackson emphasized the value of speech and debate, clerkships and networking to the rapt audience.
—Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, IndyStar, 11 July 2025
On a recent visit, a rapt audience took in the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger epic, Total Recall.
—Jordan Michelman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 July 2025
The case out of suburban Boston became a trial that people around the nation followed with rapt attention.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 19 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for rapt
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“Rapt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rapt. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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rapt
adjective
: showing complete delight or interest
listened with rapt attention
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