be absorbed in
Example Sentences
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The impact would be magnified because the estimated $1 billion shortfall will have to be absorbed in the remaining months of the fiscal year, which ends September 30.
From Salon • Feb. 26, 2024
But that’s one of the misleading qualities of abstract art: the illusion that it can be absorbed in a glance and summarized in a sentence.
From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2022
He said the cost could not be absorbed in what is a low-margin industry.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2022
It’s not a show to be absorbed in one swoop.
From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2022
“He looks weak as a sickly lamb,” I observed, folding and refolding my napkin and pretending to be absorbed in my place setting.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
