absorbing

Example Sentences

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But divorcing a film like this from the times in which we’re absorbing it is short of impossible, no matter how much of an escape it provides for 109 minutes.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Writing in the journal Science, Associate Professor Grace Han and her research team describe a new material capable of absorbing sunlight, storing that energy in chemical bonds, and later releasing it as heat whenever needed.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

The piece slows to a mesmerizing pace as layers of sound build and subside in absorbing ways.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Her first encounter with Panahi may have been strained, but in time they bonded while absorbing constant terrible news from Iran.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

As Gay chattered about the events we would attend, I shut her out and concentrated on absorbing every minute.

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