How to Use absorption in a Sentence

absorption

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  • The stroller’s shock absorption and padding in the seat make all the difference here.
    — Jessica Booth, Parents, 10 July 2023
  • Pop these on over your eye cream to boost results and absorption.
    — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Our joints were also happy thanks to good shock absorption in the sole.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
  • Taking more than this amount can reduce the absorption of copper in the body.
    — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health, 19 May 2024
  • In water, absorption is strong in the red and weak in the blue, thus red light is absorbed quickly in the ocean, leaving blue.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The absorption falls off on either side of the peak at just the right rate to give rise to the logarithmic scaling.
    — Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
  • People can be exposed to them by absorption through the skin or inhaling them in the air.
    — Claretta Bellamy, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The chefs, the cooks, the waiters all concentrate on the task at hand, often in silence, and their absorption passes on to us.
    — David Denby, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Droughts kill plants and leaves the ground bare, reducing soil absorption.
    — Matthew Cappucci, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Aug. 2022
  • And if devices aren’t built with melanin in mind, the extra absorption can throw off their readings.
    — Time, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Seating is a major source of sabins—of sound absorption.
    — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Her true colors might be the absorption of someone else’s.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Thanks to absorption in the atmosphere, that light doesn't reach Earth's surface.
    — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The combined removal of dead cells and peach fuzz allows the absorption of skincare products, which leads to a brighter skin tone.
    — Maeghan Dolph, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The dampers in Sport Plus are devoted wholly to shock, not absorption.
    — Georg Kacher, Car and Driver, 27 Sep. 2022
  • The sublingual method of using CBD oil is the most effective in terms of absorption.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
  • So there’s over 200 million square feet of net absorption in buildings.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Microneedling also helped boost the absorption of follow-up at-home skin care.
    — Elle Turner, Glamour, 28 July 2023
  • In the 21-centimeter line, there should be a small absorption feature — a dip in the glow — associated with the dark ages.
    — Sarah Scoles, Quanta Magazine, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Its airbags and shock absorption mechanism serve as buffers to help the satellite survive the fall.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 25 Aug. 2022
  • The unique waffle-pattern weave helps with fast absorption and dries out quickly, and wide cuffs keep it comfortable and airy.
    — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Because the delivery system is placed in a cheek for absorption over time, the patch can be removed if needed.
    — Popular Science, 27 Sep. 2023
  • This was a much larger project and involved digging down about 6 feet and then lining the area with a mixture of sand, pebbles and stone to act like a sieve to help with the absorption of the runoff.
    — Melissa Whatley, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The product absorption test is where the Denman really shone.
    — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 1 May 2023
  • Jones further explained that most sports fields are filled in with sand and tiny, black rubber pellets for shock absorption.
    — Laurinda Joenks, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The little boy’s love for his treasured rabbit is not so different from an adult’s absorption in a good book.
    — Vulture, 8 Nov. 2022
  • This cloth provides good 29 by 36-inch coverage, and gets top marks in both softness and absorption.
    — Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics, 27 May 2022
  • We're also impressed by the cushioning and shock absorption of the midsole.
    — Lindsay Modglin, Verywell Health, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Pair it with a jade roller or gua sha after applying this serum to boost absorption and give your skin that extra pampered glow.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 14 Oct. 2024
  • However, a new study may have the answer: oral nanoparticles that work directly on the small intestine to reduce the production of an enzyme responsible for fat absorption.
    — New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2024

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