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.
• The world’s oceans — which absorb more than 90% of the world’s excess heat — were again the hottest on record last year.
  — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2023
• 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 beans are cooked in the paste, absorbing its flavors.
  — Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
• 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 study said that consumers absorbed about 62% of the cost increases caused by the law.
  — James Powel, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
• 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
• Three months passed and the city of Kotzebue, along with the rest of Alaska, became absorbed with the case of a missing child.
  — Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2023
• Cement doesn't absorb forces applied to it and tends to bounce them back at you.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2023
• The oceans absorb 90 percent of the heat trapped by emissions, which is causing the ice sheets and glaciers to melt and the sea levels to rise.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2024
• When snow and ice cover decrease, the heat absorbed from the sun by the ocean increases.
  — Simrin Singh, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2024
• The ride is smooth, and bumps were absorbed without jolting the driver.
  — Josh Max, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
• The oil absorbs so fast and gives lasting hydration without the slip or shine of a balm.
  — ELLE, 26 May 2023
• This is roughly equivalent to a third of the carbon absorbed by the world’s forests each year.
  — Maeve Campbell, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
• Once the rice turns translucent, add white wine and stir, cooking until all the wine is absorbed.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 28 Mar. 2023
• The patch emits hormones that are absorbed through your skin on the belly, upper arm, back, or butt.
  — Sarah Klein, Health, 28 May 2024
• Orchids, which grow on trees in the wild and absorb moisture from the air via their roots, prefer to grow in loose bark rather than soil.
  — Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2024
• To absorb those prices, some restaurants add fees to checks when a customer pays with a credit card.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2024
• Due to their tiny size, they can be easily inhaled into the distal branches of the lungs, quickly absorbed into the bloodstream, and even pass through organ barriers.
  — Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
• Weight changes: An imbalance in the gut microbiome can affect the body’s ability to absorb nutrients, leading to unintended weight loss or gain.
  — Robert Burakoff, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Nov 2024