ABSORB in a Sentence
Learn ABSORB from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
220 example sentences for ABSORB, such as:
1. He was absorbed in a sort of prayer.
2. Trees absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen.
3. They absorbed a great deal of the Roman culture.
4. The drug is quickly absorbed into the bloodstream.
5. He eyed the coming tide with an absorbed attention.
2. Trees absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen.
3. They absorbed a great deal of the Roman culture.
4. The drug is quickly absorbed into the bloodstream.
5. He eyed the coming tide with an absorbed attention.
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Meanings and Examples of ABSORB
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absorb
v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
Classic Sentence: (183 in 13 pages)
1 They stood looking at each other as if the eyes of each were straining to absorb and hold fast the other's image.
2 Main Street with its two-story brick shops, its story-and-a-half wooden residences, its muddy expanse from concrete walk to walk, its huddle of Fords and lumber-wagons, was too small to absorb her.
3 Laurie thought that the task of forgetting his love for Jo would absorb all his powers for years, but to his great surprise he discovered it grew easier every day.
4 Pestsov insisted that one country can only absorb another when it is the more densely populated.
5 Nor does the embroidered purple so move the King, nor the sceptre of Priam, as his daughter's marriage and the bridal chamber absorb him, and the oracle of ancient Faunus stirs deep in his heart.
6 It is wrong to become absorbed in the divine law to such a degree as not to perceive human law.
7 The Bishop returned home, deeply absorbed in thoughts which cannot be known to us.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER X—THE BISHOP IN THE PRESENCE OF AN UNKNOWN LIGHT
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER X—THE BISHOP IN THE PRESENCE OF AN UNKNOWN LIGHT
8 The man had again become absorbed in his reflections.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING
9 A moment later he was in his garden, walking, meditating, contemplating, his heart and soul wholly absorbed in those grand and mysterious things which God shows at night to the eyes which remain open.
10 He was absorbed in a sort of prayer.
11 Fantine was still motionless and seemed absorbed in her own thoughts.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER VI—SISTER SIMPLICE PUT TO THE PROOF
Context Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER VI—SISTER SIMPLICE PUT TO THE PROOF
12 He listened to her words as one listens to the sighing of the breeze, with his eyes on the ground, his mind absorbed in reflection which had no bottom.
13 He remained thus, mute, absorbed, evidently with no further thought of anything connected with this life.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 8: CHAPTER IV—AUTHORITY REASSERTS ITS RIGHTS
Context Highlight In BOOK 8: CHAPTER IV—AUTHORITY REASSERTS ITS RIGHTS
14 On the evening of that day the worthy old woman was sitting in her lodge, still in a thorough fright, and absorbed in sad reflections.
15 Then she sat down again on her chair, and became absorbed in thought once more.
Example Sentence: (37 in 3 pages)
1 Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income.
2 Trees absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen.
3 His mind was like a sponge, ready to absorb anything.
4 During a severe earthquake, each beam will absorb the shock by crumpling, thereby preventing serious damage to the tower.
5 By contrast, what students can absorb from a one-day visit to a college are the tangibles.
6 Ever present, they absorb the viscous lava of contempo culture through their pores, let it course through their veins ‘til a diffuse plexus of melodies and rhythms form, and then release the bubbly potion onto an unsuspecting audience.
7 You become so deeply absorbed in an activity that you lose track of time.
8 The molecules are absorbed into the bloodstream and consequently affect the organs.
9 He eyed the coming tide with an absorbed attention.
10 All of us were deeply absorbed in happy reminiscences.
11 Minerals can be absorbed and utilized by the body in a variety of different forms.
12 Certain chemicals are easily absorbed into the bloodstream.
13 He stopped and watched with amusement to see the child so absorbed.
14 They absorbed a great deal of the Roman culture.
15 The drug is quickly absorbed into the bloodstream.