How to Use reabsorb in a Sentence

reabsorb

verb
  • Bile acids are reabsorbed at the end of the small bowel and reused.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 Feb. 2023
  • That way, all the muscle fibers can reabsorb the juices.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
  • As the ice melts, the sponge will reabsorb the water.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 June 2026
  • The juices then mix with the salt, forming a brine that is then reabsorbed by the meat.
    — Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2019
  • The juices in the bird need that much time be reabsorbed by the meat, period.
    — Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit, 9 Oct. 2017
  • With no oceans to speak of, all that carbon dioxide could not be reabsorbed.
    — Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • After serotonin does its job in the brain, nerve cells reabsorb it.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Even people without leaks make and reabsorb spinal fluid about twice a day.
    — Shari Rudavsky, USA TODAY, 15 May 2017
  • The hope is that her body will naturally reabsorb them over time.
    — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Oct. 2020
  • So would-be sloth farts are simply reabsorbed through the intestines into the bloodstream.
    — Brian Resnick, Vox, 3 Apr. 2018
  • This is because salt keeps calcium from being reabsorbed from the urine into the blood.
    — Marcos Del Rosario-Santiago, baltimoresun.com, 11 July 2019
  • Too much sugar in the blood puts heavy strain on the kidneys, which try to reabsorb glucose into the bloodstream.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
  • Allow to rest for 20 minutes to allow the juices that rose to the surface of the meat to reabsorb.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Allow to rest for 20 minutes to allow the juices that rose to the surface of the meat to reabsorb.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The kidneys are a pair of organs that reabsorb nutrients from the diet and filter out waste.
    — Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 2 Jan. 2025
  • While your skin is still damp, apply a moisturizer to further trap that water so your cells can reabsorb it.
    — Claire Maldarelli, Popular Science, 7 May 2021
  • The salt will first pull moisture from the chops but then get reabsorbed over time along with the other spices, which will create more flavor in each bite.
    — Addie Broyles, charlotteobserver, 7 Sep. 2017
  • Allow the turkey to rest under foil after cooking to let the juices be reabsorbed for more tender, moist meat.
    — Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Dry brining, on the other hand, requires time for the salt to draw moisture out of the turkey, then to be reabsorbed to season the meat.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
  • The brain normally reabsorbs cerebrospinal fluid at the same rate it is produced, but Scott’s does not.
    — Priority Health, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2018
  • The cells lining the upper portion of the sweat ducts normally reabsorb most of the salt that is produced by the sweat creation.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2014
  • Cholestyramine works by keeping fat in the gut from breaking down and being reabsorbed into the blood after someone eats.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 25 Mar. 2024
  • This jellyfish reabsorbs its tentacles and sinks to the ocean bottom, resembling a cyst on the floor.
    — Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Arnica may help relax your blood vessels, allowing blood to be reabsorbed back into the body.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 5 Sep. 2017
  • Excess sugar in the blood overwhelms the kidneys, which struggle to reabsorb glucose.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
  • The frozen tissue is later reabsorbed naturally by the body.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Rather than dying, the animal retracts its tentacles, reabsorbs its bell and sinks.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Second, because the fibers of the protein change while the meat is cooking, and need to relax post-cooking in order to reabsorb the juices.
    — Katie Workman, chicagotribune.com, 12 Dec. 2019
  • The heat had not dissipated; instead the nerve had reabsorbed most of it, also within a few thousandths of a second.
    — Douglas Fox, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2018
  • Most bile salts will be reabsorbed later on at the end of the small intestine, recirculating them for reuse.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 19 July 2023

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