absorbed

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“It absorbed the pressure by importing less, cutting refinery runs, drawing inventories and leaning on the alternative-energy infrastructure it had spent years building.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

Among those technologies is direct air capture—in which carbon is absorbed from the atmosphere, enhanced rock weathering where rocks like basalt are spread over farm fields to capture dissolved carbon in rainwater.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

Scientists believe they absorbed nutrients directly from the surrounding seawater.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

A round hit the officer in the chest but his protective vest absorbed the force of the bullet, and the officer was listed in stable condition, according to law enforcement sources.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

He was reading, with absorbed interest, a tiny, vellum-bound book written in some Near Eastern language.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt