Definition of ABSORBING

Examples of absorbing in a Sentence

shell collecting can be so absorbing that you don't notice the tide coming in

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Spatially restricted yet ideologically free-ranging, this thoroughly absorbing documentary, shot mainly inside the apartment, details the family’s rich history within the fluctuating fortunes of Serbian democracy. — Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, "Review: In ‘The Other Side of Everything,’ a Belgrade Apartment Symbolizes Upheaval," 12 July 2018 The filmmakers and their charmingly sympathetic leads leave us with a picture of connubial needs and desires which, while maybe improbable, conjures up all the absorbing wistfulness of a classic weepie. — Tom Russo, BostonGlobe.com, "A love letter that’s written in the sand," 23 May 2018 The show is a terrifically important addition to our art historical knowledge of the era, as lively and absorbing as its descriptive but rather dry title is not. — Christopher Knight, latimes.com, "Out of the shadows and into the light: 'Chiaroscuro Woodcut' is a sleeper hit at LACMA," 5 July 2018 The other absorbing picture is not much more than an oil sketch, perhaps dashed off on site around 1884 for later elaboration in the artist’s studio. — Christopher Knight, latimes.com, "Grafton Tyler Brown's California scenes at Pasadena museum's final show," 30 June 2018 An absorbing game followed that was eventually settled in extra time by a superb volley from Maxi Rodríguez, a strike as spectacular as Cambiasso’s goal had been impressive. — SI.com, "World Cup Countdown: 1 Day to Go - What if Juan Roman Riquelme Hadn’t Been Substituted?," 13 June 2018 And Gase wasn’t talking about Tannehill, who is apparently absorbing things more quickly than ever. — Chris Perkins, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Dolphins' Ryan Tannehill showcasing knowledge in offseason workouts," 5 June 2018 Two of them — Harry and Stella — are the focus of Ms. Wang’s astute and absorbing film. — New York Times, "Review: ‘Maineland’ Considers America With Help From Chinese Students," 14 Mar. 2018 Writer-director Jim McKay has a way of making the everyday seem exceptional, of seeing the absorbing drama in what can sound like ordinary lives. — Kenneth Turan, latimes.com, "'En el Séptimo Día' (On the Seventh Day) shines a light on the everyday lives of Mexican immigrants," 14 June 2018

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