imbibed
Example Sentences
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Although in her youth Catherine had imbibed Enlightenment views about the suffering of the common people, she was pragmatic enough to leave undisturbed the adamantine ways of the Russian countryside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
He used to work with the cousins' fathers: "They were amazing people who loved what they did and have imbibed their children with this altruistic behaviour."
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2025
“Do you mean to say the ‘DD’?” the officer asked, referring to the abbreviation for a designated driver who would remain sober while others imbibed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2025
Nguyen also imbibed American street culture — hip-hop, break dancing, graffiti.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
I had imbibed from her something of her nature and much of her habits: more harmonious thoughts: what seemed better regulated feelings had become the inmates of my mind.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
