absorbed

Example Sentences

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There, she absorbed the Spanish mentality of intense point construction, learning to take the ball early and fight for every point — a trait that translates well to all surfaces.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

But it would also become a time of an enormous sense of loss for people in the east who found their socialist society absorbed, almost overnight, into the capitalist west.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

Tech companies profit when users remain absorbed, so these chatbots are developed to be sycophantic.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026

We have always absorbed disruptions, from the telegraph to the internet, and turned each into a wider circle of connection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

I was confused by this sudden glare of attention; it was as if the characters in a favorite painting, absorbed in their own concerns, had looked up out of the canvas and spoken to me.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt