absorbing

Example Sentences

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The history of art reads here as one long, free verse poem-in-progress, gorgeous and absorbing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

“It’s the state transit authority that is absorbing the cost — extra trains, extra personnel,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

The World Meteorological Organization warns the Earth is now further out of balance than at any time in recorded history, with the planet absorbing far more heat than it can release.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

For retirees living on fixed incomes, absorbing that inflation is particularly hard.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

For several days he plodded that way, aimlessly searching for nothing, in no hurry, a minuscule curious specter inching around in that peaceful winter country, absorbing something, taking it in—indelibly—for all time.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols