Wholly to absorb that attitude Tommy had to go back some years, to an old atmosphere-an atmosphere of discriminations between the things a man could do and the other things which he could not do.
"The Furnace"
Rose Macaulay
In the summer, when the continued sunshine is made more heating by the piercing influence of the reflecting snow-fields, there is a tendency to absorb heat.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
Mix with your superiors in matters of business and morals and you will unconsciously absorb qualities and ideas that will push you to the front.
"Dollars and Sense"
Col. Wm. C. Hunter