soaking up

Example Sentences

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Grant is soaking up the experience, and encouraging her younger teammates to, too: “‘Enjoy this, it’s so rare to be here’ … and, ‘Hey, we can do this, we can do it together.’

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

He tells BBC Newsbeat he has been "soaking up" the film's explosion in popularity.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Programs that help workers move up would grow; those that don’t would stop soaking up scarce funds.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026

But Ms. Biss was always working, seeing beyond preconceived notions, soaking up experiences and writing about them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

I was an intuitive two-year-old soaking up language and behaviors from a crew of rowdy adolescents who were trying on adult attitudes and habits.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter