raptures
- plural of rapture.
Example Sentences
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In keeping with a career full of memorable moments, Stokes took a wicket with the first he bowled after the announcement, sending Trent Bridge into raptures.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
In the 94th minute, Forrest delivered and sent his fans into raptures.
From BBC • May 17, 2025
For an opera steeped in raptures and reveries, in which fantasies of romantic bliss compete with premonitions of a pessimistic outcome, Sierra and Bernheim were a dream at the revival’s second performance on Sunday.
From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2024
The visiting fans who were sent into glorious raptures at Easter Road already adored their Hearts hero before he etched his name further into capital folklore.
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2023
“I’ll be agreeable. I’ll gossip and giggle, and have horrors and raptures over any trifle you like. I rather enjoy this, and now I’ll imitate what is called ‘a charming girl’.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
