How to Use rhapsodize in a Sentence

rhapsodize

verb

• My mom rhapsodizes all year long about the bacon, the eggs, the bread.
  — Annemarie Conte, Woman's Day, 4 June 2018
• Pinot noir, on the other hand, rhapsodized in the film, shot up 14 percent.
  — Ben Popken, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2018
• Here is the point in the piece in which the media critic rhapsodizes about Jimenez’s comportment as this scene unfolded.
  — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 29 May 2020
• Eisner, for one, couldn’t rhapsodize enough on either project.
  — Angela Serratore, Curbed, 17 July 2019
• The Post story rhapsodizes about their parade pageantry but says very little about the group’s espousal of hatred.
  — Terence McArdle, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2017
• The finale begins with a voiceover and Claire rhapsodizing about death and being at peace while sinking in a body of water.
  — Roxane Gay, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2017
• Poets rhapsodized about the excavation of traces of the mighty empire more than 1,000 years after its fall.
  — Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2020
• My buddies didn't attempt to say the perfect thing, or counsel me or rhapsodize about Christopher.
  — Chris Erskine, latimes.com, 20 Apr. 2018
• Sam and Dinah melt down over breakfast as a jazz trio rhapsodizes jauntily about a little white house in Scarsdale.
  — Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2018
• At a motel in the middle of Tucson, Arizona, a head and neck surgeon in cowboy boots and blue jeans is sitting by the pool and rhapsodizing about fossilized skulls.
  — Richard Conniff, National Geographic, 25 Sep. 2019
• Kids rhapsodize about bug-eyed dolls with raspy mini boom boxes inside them, light-up teapots that giggle out tinny tunes.
  — Hillary Kelly, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2021
• The Hair Tales, in which black women, including celebrities and activists, rhapsodize about their tresses.
  — Sarah Maslin Nir, Town & Country, 23 Apr. 2018
• In interviews, Soderbergh has rhapsodized over this liberating method, and sworn to employ it on projects to come.
  — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2017
• Ricks doesn’t rhapsodize the ancients, but there are plenty of people who do, often in grotesquely ignorant ways.
  — Charles King, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2020
• Mandalay was rhapsodized as the nation’s cultural core.
  — Washington Post, 1 May 2018
• Molyneux rhapsodized to the gaming press about the unparalleled freedom players would enjoy.
  — Jason Tanz, WIRED, 19 Oct. 2012
• The usually hostile press rhapsodized over the spectacle.
  — Joanna Scutts, The New Republic, 20 Apr. 2018
• When both matches were done, fans could be heard rhapsodizing about the awe-inspiring sweetness of the Federer and Barty serve and forehand, the glory shots that draw all the attention.
  — Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2019
• When Isaac rhapsodizes about her pan-cultural explorations, Amir can barely keep from snorting.
  — Robert W. Butler, kansascity, 22 Oct. 2017
• The tournament’s Father’s Day finish was a sweet topping on the Sunday drama, with players rhapsodizing about the paternal bonds that cemented their love for the game.
  — Karen Crouse, New York Times, 17 June 2018
• On one night, a manager rhapsodized on the benefits and palate-cleansing properties of hot versus cold tea, and then poured an elegant, floral chrysanthemum hot tea to make his point.
  — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 7 Nov. 2019
• Cars will likely crash, odometers will reach their maximum setting, quips will be made and Vin Diesel will almost invariably rhapsodize about the importance of family.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 14 Dec. 2021
• So why is someone who was immensely relieved to get a C-plus in calculus rhapsodizing about mathematics?
  — Mark Sappenfield, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Sep. 2017
• While cycling enthusiasts rhapsodized about the safety bicycle’s benefits for riders of both sexes and all ages, doctors fretted that many of their patients would be harmed by the new machines.
  — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 6 July 2018
• Postal stans rhapsodize about its sprawling history, its enduring enrichment of our daily lives.
  — Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2020
• When workers rhapsodize about the benefits of the four-day week, their statements can sound suspiciously like testimonials from an infomercial.
  — Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic, 17 June 2021
• At the university campuses on the edge of town, scholars of ancient China were put forward to rhapsodize about new gains in governance, diplomacy, and intellectual life.
  — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2022
• To my surprise, although a few choice moms mentioned the occasional loneliness of not being able to discuss her kid with someone who shares the connection, all rhapsodized over the benefits of not having an official co-parent.
  — Kate Bolick, Cosmopolitan, 11 May 2015
• Federer is the rare athlete capable of inspiring a literary wunderkind to liken the experience of watching him play to religious fervor, and a dance critic to rhapsodize about the grace of his physical presence.
  — Kevin Craft, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2019
• CinemaCon is traditionally an opportunity not just to rhapsodize about the magic of movies, but to openly bash streaming services.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 19 Aug. 2021

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