The police car absorbed much of the blast, probably reducing further casualties.

"You absorbed so much of the atmosphere of the performance, not just the singing," he said.

That should absorb much - but not all - of the excessive supply of money, estimated at 500 billion rubles.

The larger truth is that Americans are absorbing too much of their output and our trade partners too little.

Perhaps I was absorbing too much of the aura of this establishment.

The pressure suit absorbed so much of the blow's force that Sulu didn't think he'd actually suffered a cut.

He maintains that the prize system has run amok, absorbing far too much of scientists' time and effort.

The children absorbed a lot more than some of the Goldman, Sachs people expected.

They are caused by cooler gasses in the space around the sun, absorbing only their favorite parts of the sunlight as it passes through.

But then you grabbed the blade with your hand; you absorbed too much of the drug.