How to Use absorb in a Sentence

absorb

verb

• He has retained the values that he absorbed as a young man.
• The walls are made of a material that absorbs sound.
• I was so absorbed by her story that I lost track of time.
• She is good at absorbing information.
• His interest in photography absorbs him completely.
• Cement doesn't absorb forces applied to it and tends to bounce them back at you.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2023
• Thus, as an ice sheet grows, the planet absorbs less energy.
  — Krista Stevens, Longreads, 9 Oct. 2024
• Blast walls, designed to absorb bomb impacts, line roads, and choke off buildings and homes.
  — Nazih Osseiran, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Mar. 2023
• As dark surfaces absorb more heat than reflective surfaces like ice, the ocean warms and more ice melts.
  — Laura Paddison, CNN, 17 Feb. 2023
• Style has a logic that magnetizes itself to its subjects, which then, in turn, absorb the style.
  — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2023
• While mineral sunscreens reflect the sun's rays off the skin, chemical sunscreens absorb them.
  — Women's Health, 1 Mar. 2023
• Manufacturers usually note how many tampons or pads each pair will absorb.
  — Nicole Crawford, Verywell Health, 15 Feb. 2023
• This shoe was designed to reduce stress on kness and ankles and absorb 37% more impact than traditional footwear.
  — Sarah Edlin, Health, 14 Feb. 2023
• Its firm suspension was forgiving enough to absorb dips and divets in the tarmac without upsetting the chassis.
  — Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 15 Mar. 2023
• It’s made without aluminum, parabens, phthalates, and talc and glides on smoothly, absorbs quickly, and controls odor, according to shoppers.
  — Taylor Jean Stephan, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
• Alongside deeper scrutiny and higher prices, cyber insurance providers are also embracing new ways to be able to absorb the growing risk.
  — Shmulik Yehezkel, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2023
• Service workers serve as corporate cannon fodder, there to absorb the customer’s vitriol and direct it away from management.
  — Katherine Cross, WIRED, 17 Mar. 2023
• Households in higher income countries also felt the impact of rising energy prices but were more likely to be able to absorb them into household budgets, the report said.
  — Tara Subramaniam, CNN, 17 Feb. 2023
• From durable Darn Tough socks that’ll wick moisture and absorb impact to Injinji liner sets that’ll spare your soles from hot spots, these are the best hiking socks for you and your feet.
  — Sara Coughlin, SELF, 14 Feb. 2023
• Colleges have to be prepared to absorb unexpected costs such as transcript fees and past due balances from students’ previous college experience.
  — Charlotte West, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2023
• One of the best ways to care for these breakouts is with a hydrocolloid pimple patch, which contains no active ingredients but helps absorb oil and dirt to alleviate whitehead blemishes.
  — Katie Becker, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2024
• The part the orchid sits in is made from clear glass, allowing light to absorb through the roots of the plant.
  — Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2023
• The Sharks have enough salary cap space to absorb Goodrow’s cap hit as a waiver claim.
  — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 19 June 2024
• The light gets stretched, but light can also get absorbed.
  — David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2023
• The body cannot break down and absorb fiber for energy.
  — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 3 Sep. 2023
• The key is to absorb the consequences of the choices and move beyond them.
  — Rachel Martin, NPR, 2 June 2024
• In France, the national debate is now absorbed by the war in Gaza.
  — Susi Dennison, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2023
• As if this luxe suite wasn’t enough to absorb, there was more awaiting.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2023
• These use a wick to absorb water, then a fan to blow vapor into the air.
  — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2023
• In some instances, the stronger storm can absorb the weaker one.
  — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 28 Oct 2024