soak up
Example Sentences
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He came to Milan with his friends to soak up the city’s architecture and history, even grabbing cheap last-minute tickets for the opera to witness its majestic interior.
I sit back and devour my food, half-listening to their easy conversation and soaking up the energy of the cookout.
From Literature
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Those views can also be enjoyed from the home’s many balconies, which also provide perfect spots to sit and soak up the scenery.
From MarketWatch
When you live in a place like my hometown of Seattle, where the locals call winter The Big Dark, you learn to soak up sunshine whenever and however it appears.
From Salon
Some of the components he designs are like "variable springs", he explains – motion-controlling parts able to go into reverse and soak up some impact from the ground below, say.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.