absorbed

Example Sentences

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Columnists Gustavo Arellano, Mark Z. Barabak and Anita Chabria took in all 120 minutes, absorbed every zinger — scripted and otherwise — and dutifully observed each parry and thrust.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

We’re also talking about a set of cultural expectations that many of us have absorbed, often without realizing it.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Arc bring some $1.5 billion in annual free cash flow, while the Canadian company’s circa $1.3 billion in capital expenditure can be fully absorbed into Shell’s spending plans, Wilson says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

"The other founders refused to turn the keys of artificial intelligence over to one person," Savitt continued, adding: "When they refused to let OpenAI be absorbed" Musk "took his marbles and went home."

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

I edged closer, trying to draw her attention, but she was wholly absorbed in listening to her mother, who was explaining how cramp bark and motherwort should be administered to treat post-birth contractions.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover