absorbing

Emma is adamant Terry's hand saved her life as well, absorbing the brunt of the point-blank blast.

Attendance at the theater was understood both as a civic duty and a means of absorbing moral and political lessons through drama.

But while protecting domestic businesses, prices for consumers can go up if a company importing goods from abroad passes higher costs on, rather than absorbing them or reducing imports.

Five months after his walk-off grand slam to win Game 1 of the World Series, the Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman is still absorbing the impact of it on fans — a feeling Kirk Gibson understands.

However, we forget about faults during the book’s many absorbing episodes.