How To Use Rapturous In A Sentence

Such was the rapturous applause that he was dragged out for a second time to take a bow. Times, Sunday Times
Trade union barons gave the speech rapturous applause. The Sun
He was greeted with rapturous applause. The Sun
Wainwright’s concert at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday (and also last night) was not merely a show, but a cultural event that drew a sold-out crowd dotted with celebrities and an audience that held Wainwright in rapturous esteem. Katie Holmes “So You Think You Can Dance” VIDEO (Judy Garland “Get Happy” Tribute)
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There is little, however, of that rapturous extasy which issues from many a finally most infelicitous husband, some days, weeks, or even months, after the conjugal union. The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 1
There was a rapturous ring of silence abiding perfectly.
Rapturous joy was remindful of religious euphoria, as in Pentecostal women of the 1930s.
He received rapturous applause as his image was flashed up on the giant screen. Times, Sunday Times
This intelligence, which, at any other time, would have been received with rapturous enthusiasm, was listened to under the influence of a counterirritant already at work, with comparative calmness, and its only effect was to cause a postponement of the vote on the laborers 'bill upon the plea of the lateness of the hour, although not without strenuous opposition from the extreme right. Edmond Dantès
And from every point on the coast you may get, if the weather is fine which cannot be guaranteed rapturous views across the firth to the Isle of May, with its Stevenson lighthouse. In praise of … the coast around Crail | Editorial
I'm Irish and inflammable, I suppose, but I never looked on a girl to make a man comprehend the entire holy meaning of the word rapturous, like that one. Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
He toured the country to rapturous applause. Times, Sunday Times
It was their first show in Roscommon in many years and they were accorded a rapturous welcome.
She was given a rapturous reception by the crowd.
At that time faddists of various persuasions proliferated up and down the Village: anarchists who dutifully went home every night to their mothers’ kitchens, a Hungarian monarchist with his own following, free-verse poets who eschewed capital letters, cultists who sat rapturously for hours in orgone boxes, cloudy Swedenborgians, and all the rest. What Happened to the Baby?
Every act earned a rapturous round of applause from the audience and it wasn't long before people were out of their seats and on the dance floor.
She made her exit from the stage to rapturous applause.
Apple released the iPad mini yesterday, but the gadget did not win the rapturous welcome the company has come to expect on its first day on sale. Times, Sunday Times
There's a beautiful sequence where Bond lifts her repeatedly in arabesque, each time on the in-breath, so that she gazes for a rapturous moment at some far horizon before returning to the formal intricacies of the duet. Birmingham Royal Ballet: Pointes of View
Miss Jillgall, she lifted her poor little sunken eyes rapturously to the sky, as if she called the homiest sunlight to witness that this was the most lovable woman on the face of the earth. The Legacy of Cain
The microscopically self-analyzing and charismatic Benjamin-the Harold Brodkey of his time-was drawn to Belle's frankness and intelligence, found her "so original and lively," and her company so unconventional and invigorating, that he gave himself up "rapturously" to her company. Something About Beauty And Integrity
It was a treat, greeted with rapturous applause after the final bang. Times, Sunday Times
He toured the country to rapturous applause. Times, Sunday Times
Hamlet was played by Romania's leading actor, Ion Caramitrou, to rapturous acclaim.
So did the rest of the audience - for more rapturous applause and a second encore. Times, Sunday Times
The crowd is rapturous, whistling and shouting for more, and by the side door the lads are practically mobbed.
It's also about pulsating moments and rapturous crowds.
Trade union barons gave the speech rapturous applause. The Sun
The former full-back and coach received a rapturous reception back in SW6. The Sun
He toured the country to rapturous applause. Times, Sunday Times
She heads a classy cast, with soprano Eglise Gutierrez in the ditsy coloratura role of Fairy Godmother and the mezzo Alice Coote in rapturous, unblemished voice, a stupendous Prince Charming. Cendrillon; Rinaldo – review
He received rapturous applause as his image was flashed up on the giant screen. Times, Sunday Times
It has since sold more than 50,000 copies in the UK and received a rapturous critical reception in the USA.
‘So Richard, the trouper that he is, hit the stage to a rapturous applause of appreciation, gave a marvellous opening speech and saved the day gloriously,’ said Mr Simpson.
This was a great performance to a packed and rapturous house. Times, Sunday Times
What is rapturously sung in the threefold invocation of the seraphs is the infinite exaltation of Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah
Even Angela Merkel, who had garnered rapturous and entirely undeserved plaudits for her diplomatic efforts during the German presidency, was chivied by a large section of the German media for not paying more attention to the problems at home. They do not appear to be happy
For my money, I prefer last year's gorgeous La Danse from Frederick Wiseman, in which the 80-year old purveyor of rigorous documentaries comes out of the closet as a balletomane of rapturous proportion. Debra Levine: Aronofsky's BLACK SWAN: Raw Deal for Odile
Both Sir Alex and Reid gave speeches to rapturous applause from the audience.
The media spoke rapturously of the ‘column of steel’ that was moving north at breakneck speed, of the earth quaking beneath the weight of the treads of mighty tanks driving forward relentlessly.
His cheerful and sporting disposition guarantee a rapturous reception in the winner's enclosure.
Other than the political quibbles, London critics were mostly rapturous about this modern-dress revival.
To the sounds of rapturous applause and cheers of agreement, Mr Murphy put his foot down and demanded action.
He toured the country to rapturous applause. Times, Sunday Times
We're goin 'to show' em!" whispered Key delightedly to Rose, who repeated the phrase rapturously to a man on the other side. Tales of the Jazz Age
Camden loved it, and enthusiastically greeted every number with rapturous applause.
Below are their speeches, which were met by rapturous applause. The Sun
But the commandant lay in careless security upon his soft, white couch; his eyes were closed; they could not pierce the dark cell where a fellow-man, with loudly-beating heart, but silent lips, called rapturously to the fair goddess Liberty, and hastened to clasp her in his arms. Frederick the Great and His Family
Kay's homecoming was marked by rapturous applause - and at the end of the show he received a standing ovation.
The theatre is packed and the applause rapturous. Times, Sunday Times
In "Pi", Kate Bush sings to 137 decimal places, rapturously, yet her singular lyrics are anchored by her southern English diction: she writes as unpretentiously as she speaks. My hero: Kate Bush by David Mitchell
The theatre is packed and the applause rapturous. Times, Sunday Times
So did the rest of the audience - for more rapturous applause and a second encore. Times, Sunday Times
A player representation, led by caretaker manager Edwin Stein, received a rapturous welcome.
There was wanting but one accessary to complete the sense of rapturous excitation, and he possessed it by being once more mounted on the back of a fiery and active horse, instead of plodding along on foot, as had been the case during the preceding days. The Abbot
He was given a rapturous welcome.
Displaying a power beyond her size, her breathtaking skill drew rapturous applause from a delighted audience.
This 38th minute goal sent the Carlow supporters into rapturous applause and a false hope dawned.
He swept into the conference centre to a rapturous welcome that lasted many minutes. Times, Sunday Times
From the furiously fast runs of the opening to the lyrical to the rapturous to pianissimo trills that were hardly there, the playing was stunning.
As she continued her journey into France she received a rapturous welcome. THE LOST KING OF FRANCE: Revolution, Revenge and the Search for Louis XVII
Oh, so many things have happened," rapturously, "since you went away. Glory of Youth
Finally, she delivered it as the general result of her observation and experience, that those marriages in which there was least of what was romantically and sillily called love, were always the happiest; and that she anticipated the greatest possible amount of bliss — not rapturous bliss; but the solid, steady – going article — from the approaching nuptials. The Cricket on the Hearth
The students gave him a rapturous welcome, chanting in unison: "We want the king!".
She beckoned to Aggie to get out of the room and to leave her a clear field and as soon as her friend had gone quietly into the next room, she called impatiently to Alfred who was still cooing rapturously over the young stranger. Baby Mine
The students gave him a rapturous welcome.
As he arrived on court to a rapturous applause, the sun came out on a humid afternoon. Times, Sunday Times
They are a huge part of the live show, the sound of wood on wood in a rapturous four-handed rhythm ringing out over the harmonious mayhem with such primal authority.
“We’re goin’ to show ’em!” whispered Key delightedly to Rose, who repeated the phrase rapturously to a man on the other side. Tales of the Jazz Age
Oh, the rapture mingled with reverential, holy fear -- for it is a rapturous, yet divinely fearful thing -- to be indwelt by the Holy When the Holy Ghost is Come
Being conceptually similar to what was then happening in alternative pop, these were rapturously received by a young, European audience.
Such was the rapturous applause that he was dragged out for a second time to take a bow. Times, Sunday Times
He is being honest and honesty is such a rare quality in a performer that the audience are stunned. Rapturous applause.
Their singing was beautiful and they received a rapturous ovation from the audience.
He is being honest and honesty is such a rare quality in a performer that the audience are stunned. Rapturous applause.
Once again Dane Chandos weaves a vivid Mexican tapestry of the same charm, color, humor and veracity that evoked from the readers of his first book, Village in the Sun, such a unanimously rapturous response .. Dane Chandos Books
Preoccupied with German culture, Eliot was eager to explore the delights of the Saxon capital, and wrote rapturously in her letters and diaries of the art treasures that she saw there.
When Nicholas returned to Parkhead to play his home debut in a showpiece friendly against Everton he was greeted with rapturous applause.
As soon as he was released Kelly returned to the performance of Peter Pan and received rapturous applause from the audience.
Mr. Tuttle's rapturous brand of intimism in the form of exquisite assemblages caress the walls of the Whitney Museum.
Still hale and hearty, Bridie was in great form on the night, socialising with everyone present and performed her own party piece to rapturous applause.
The spectators gave them rapturous applause. Times, Sunday Times
Still, there is no denying the magnetism and power of its incredible stars, who were greeted with a rapturous ovation at the end. Times, Sunday Times
Leon performed a handful of his own songs, each one greeted with rapturous applause.
Yet for all that, this was a win that received a rapturous reception from the home fans, after some anxious moments in the second half.
He and his jubilant teammates landed at Auckland Airport yesterday morning to a rapturous crowd of supporters and a heart-warming Maori powhiri.
The denouement, where the mother mourns her daughter lying dead on the stage, left the audience awestruck and silent for a long moment of grief, before breaking into rapturous applause.
It was like striking gold or falling rapturously in love: he possessed secret knowledge that his Germantown friends could scarcely imagine.
At the end, he applauded each stand and received rapturous adulation back. Times, Sunday Times
Following the birth of his son, he gave himself over to a rapturous, sensual engagement with paint that seemed to fly in the face of his previous restraint.
Such was the rapturous applause that he was dragged out for a second time to take a bow. Times, Sunday Times
So did the rest of the audience - for more rapturous applause and a second encore. Times, Sunday Times
Peter then passed the paper backstage before carrying on with the rest of his act, which was greeted with rapturous applause.
She described how the mere sight of the Pope's plane was met by rapturous applause and tears of joy.
I'll stick to last year's gorgeous La Danse from Frederick Wiseman, in which the 80-year old purveyor of rigorous documentaries comes out of the closet as a balletomane of rapturous proportion. Debra Levine: Aronofsky's BLACK SWAN: Raw Deal for Odile
The students played to packed houses on both nights and everyone involved was delighted with the rapturous response.
And his reception has been rapturous. Times, Sunday Times
There are also local explanations for the rapturous reception he received. Times, Sunday Times
She made her exit from the stage to rapturous applause.
There's naturally rapturous applause intertwined with mirth and salivation.
He toured the country to rapturous applause. Times, Sunday Times
And so it continued, each squadron trying to outfly the other to rapturous applause from the crowd.
It is a rapturous transcription of an evening in one woman's life, paced out almost in real time and mostly wordless.
The students gave him a rapturous welcome, chanting in unison: "We want the king!".
Nodding, he chewed thoughtfully, his rapturous gaze on the plate.
Rochberg's finale, which he calls an alternation between scherzos and serenades, introduces another borrowed style, this time Mahler in rapturous D major starting just over two minutes into the movement.
The rapturous love music of the first movement is worthy of Wagner or Strauss.
If he had thought her expression rapturous before, he’d been wrong. The Laird Who Loved Me
See," she called rapturously to Dan, "this is going to be a pig! The Puritan Twins
Tim heard my cries, and he arrived at the witch's school to be bathed in rapturous love from the prepubescent masses. The Tim Curry fandom post/half-assed Worst Witch review
The rapturous reception given to the Olympic Flame could simply be the resumption of a party cut short. Times, Sunday Times
She may have recalled his unvarying tenderness, his unceasing admiration; she may have recollected those impassioned accents that thrilled her heart, those glances of rapturous affection that fixed her eye with fascination. Henrietta Temple A Love Story
It amazes me that people actually break out in rapturous applause when somebody successfully hits the ball.
An hour was spent in rapturous inspection, and then everything was placed carefully back in the boxes. The Second Chance
He is expected to receive a less than rapturous reception despite massive investment in the health service promised in last week's Budget.
That got a rapturous round of applause too. emailinc Yeah, great!
Unspeakable" in the dictionary means the same as "unutterable" -- but the former is always used to mean something base or vile, while the latter usually means some rapturous or divine thought or emotion. About.com Grammar & Composition
Just a few numbers earlier he was welcomed by a rapturous reception from ecstatic fans chanting his name.
Page view page image: to Rose, who repeated the phrase rapturously to Tales of the Jazz Age
When it comes, the crowd bursts into rapturous applause. Times, Sunday Times
Ms. Thurman writes rapturously about pine nuts, of the ways in which pine nuts can "improve most dishes. George Mitrovich: The New Yorker, Pine Nuts & China
Hamlet was played by Romania's leading actor, Ion Caramitrou, to rapturous acclaim.
But the rapturous charm o the bonie green knowes, Song-A Lass wi’ a Tocher
Tosca gives the audience a rapturous evening of gorgeous music and fantastic scenery.
He received a rapturous reception from the crowd and replied with his own applause and a hearty wave. The Sun
The singer then enters in the "correct" mode and finishes the song with a rapturous, wordless counter-melody.
Such was the rapturous applause that he was dragged out for a second time to take a bow. Times, Sunday Times
The Olympic team was given a rapturous welcome.
All this help explains the rapturous reception she will get when she takes to the stage tomorrow to address the conference for the first time as leader. The Sun
In 1985, it was floated on the stock market to a rapturous City which valued the family stake at ￡292 million.
See if you can find it and hold the Bermuda Bowl aloft amidst rapturous applause. Times, Sunday Times
She nodded and turned to face him, expecting—and hoping for—a passionate kiss, an expression of rapturous joy on his face. Rhapsody In Time
From Glasgow, you'd need to drive 80 rapturous miles towards the Inner Hebrides, ‘twixt loch and ben.
He is sure to receive a rapturous welcome after last week's sensational comeback against the USA. The Sun
I whoop with excitement every time the crowd bursts into rapturous applause milliseconds after the impersonator polishes off the opening line of their song; and they do it every time.
Mute arbitress of all thy sad, thy rapturous threnody. Collected Poems
American audiences didn't question why she had suddenly returned; but they greeted her rapturously with standing ovations.
She was given a rapturous reception by the crowd.
Shot in Brazil at a dozen different games, this 8 1/2-minute video consists of seas of rapturous fans in the montage of color that Dean often features in his works.
Not only did the win send the home fans into state of rapturous delirium, but the achievement relieved the team's coach, who had looked tense during the final.
Not surprisingly, the most rapturously received bowlful on the menu is a deliriously seductive ragout of onions, leeks, scallions, garlic, cherry peppers, and olive oil.
And the former president President Bill Clinton received a rapturous reception at the convention.
To others, he is an impene-trable, loquacious charlatan, a mystificateur pouring forth vatic, rapturous tautologies. Archive 2008-07-01
After the salute the Duchess received a rapturous welcome from 100 squaddies in the mess. The Sun
But, then again, I might be rapturously anticipating my life as a sunbeam, singing tra-las to the season of mists and kissing the pates of the ludicrous.
Still, there is no denying the magnetism and power of its incredible stars, who were greeted with a rapturous ovation at the end. Times, Sunday Times
He is being honest and honesty is such a rare quality in a performer that the audience are stunned. Rapturous applause.
The Olympic team was given a rapturous welcome.
He was greeted with rapturous applause. The Sun
Indeed, Morrissey's new songs are the most rapturously received, more so even than the Smiths gems that he periodically drops into our laps.
“I, Barack Hussein Obama, do solemnly swear …” The audience is rapturous as “Hail to the Chief” plays admidst a 21-gun salue. Live Blog: The Inauguration of Barack Obama - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
Each policy statement was rapturously received.
All this help explains the rapturous reception she will get when she takes to the stage tomorrow to address the conference for the first time as leader. The Sun
They brought their wit and music to the midlands and received rapturous applause.
When you read the rapturous reviews greeting her new album, you might think that no one could live up to hosannas like this from The New York Times: Ms. LaVette, 64, now rivals Aretha Franklin as her generation's most vital soul singer. Art Levine: Amid Dreary Concert Season, Bettye LaVette's Triumphant Return
This time there was no mistake as the ball hit the top corner and Murray ran to the stand to receive rapturous applause.
Dettori waved to the crowd as he passed the post and was met by rapturous applause as he made his way into the winner's enclosure.
The spectators gave them rapturous applause. Times, Sunday Times
The Knights worked really hard as a team for that win and they deserved the rapturous applause from the fans at the end.
Beckham was given a rapturous welcome by fans in Japan earlier yesterday after jetting in for a promotional tour of the Far East.
He was given a well-deserved rapturous round of applause at the start of what would be his last game in tangerine.

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