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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As Will Byers, audiences watched with rapt attention as the young lad was abducted into the Upside Down, falling victim to the Mind Flayer.
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Maria Yagoda, People.com, 21 June 2025
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Some of us even become rapt enthusiasts of the very things that had earlier repelled us.
—David Denby, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
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Maria Yagoda, People.com, 21 June 2025
Advertisement Advertisement The dystopian scene was a far cry from a Sly concert the year before: Woodstock in ‘69, where the band, operating at the peak of its powers, had implored its 400,000 rapt attendees to take it higher into the wee hours of the morning.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 10 June 2025
Some of us even become rapt enthusiasts of the very things that had earlier repelled us.
—David Denby, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
In an accompanying Instagram post, P!nk shared snaps of Willow watching the broadcast with rapt attention, standing on the coffee table in their living room in a costume of her own design.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 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 3 Jul. 2025.
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rapt
adjective
: showing complete delight or interest
listened with rapt attention
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