raptly

• “I did not know they had time to call the switchboard while they were raptly listening to Newt, Rush, Palin, Cheney, or perhaps themselves.”

  Callers against climate bill crash phone system

• “Depictions of the Classic-era Maya court often show kings gazing raptly into mirrors, usually made from a mosaic of iron pyrite pasted onto wood, slate or other material.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Enchantment in Mesoamerica

• “He made his way, carefully, to the dance stage and gazed up raptly at Evangelina.”

  Simon & Schuster: Starcraft II: Devils’ Due

• “These words were relayed, amplified and raptly absorbed by the hundreds packed near the stage.”

  The Huffington Post: Pamela Mays McDonald: This Revolution WILL Be Televised

• “How many times have we waited in front of a secretary -- clicking away while staring raptly at the screen as if we weren't even there -- to come to realize that instead of filling out forms or transcribing letters, she's stacking cards one atop another on a deep green digital table.”

  The Huffington Post: Yoani Sanchez: Earning At Most $20 A Month, Cuban Office Workers Spend Their Days Playing Solitaire

• “Kit watched the scene below as raptly as some women watched soap operas.”

  Simon & Schuster: Slice Of Cherry

• “Bayarjargal lies swaddled on his back, watching raptly as a colorful rooster parades around his bed, perilously close to stepping on the infant.”

  'Babies': A new birth of documentary freedom

• ““My father would have loved to have seen this,” Mrs. Ross said, gazing raptly at the stage.”

  The Early Word: Reflecting on Race and Politics - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com

• “Everyone in their tuxedos and fancy dress turned raptly to a huge tank at the center of the party as a disembodied voice narrated the proceedings.”

  The Wall Street Journal: A Gala and Water Act for Elephants

• “As with several other points in the show, the audience is raptly quiet when these two command the stage.”

  The Huffington Post: Michael Giltz: Theater: "An Evening With Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin"

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