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Meanings of engross in English
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Examples for "steep"
Examples for "steep"
1
From her vantage point, she saw a steep but possible way up.
2
The company said steep discounts in July helped offset weaker consumer demand.
3
It's miles and miles away; down steep hills and across the ford.
4
The result is routes that are not just long, but extremely steep.
5
Direct Turkish military intervention in Syria has come at a steep price.
1
But the plunge into a political crisis right now is particularly unfortunate.
2
But plunge Europe into existential crisis and it suddenly seems to matter.
3
But West China Cement's share price plunge is a clear red flag.
4
The late-2018 stock market plunge, for instance, derailed holiday sales that year.
5
It is the second Airbus to plunge into the sea this month.
1
Some question how much more oil China and the region can absorb.
2
Water hyacinths efficiently absorb nutrients from eutrophic waters, mitigating nutrient pollution problems.
3
But she seemed able to absorb the information with no particular surprise.
4
Markets can absorb virtually any disaster if they are given honest facts.
5
Global plant growth has increased so far, and plants absorb carbon dioxide.
1
A tidal wave of critical comment threatens to engulf the health service.
2
An economic whirlwind of biblical proportions will engulf the newly independent state.
3
We are ground zero of an explosion that will engulf all reality.
4
Within minutes, dark clouds engulf HSBC's Canary Wharf tower, obscuring the view.
5
Piecemeal firefighting may not quench the firestorm threatening to engulf the continent.
1
But John doesn't just encourage young people to immerse themselves in books.
2
Push down on vegetables to fully immerse them in the boiling water.
3
Then she'd race to the hospital to immerse herself in her work.
4
It wasn't often you got the chance to immerse yourself in Klingons.
5
The snow had helped, but he would need to immerse himself shortly.
1
The Gold Coast is a good option to soak up some sunshine.
2
These absorb, soak up the dilute food which is in the soil.
3
Where are the best places to soak up the region's rich past?
4
Add the nutmeg and allow the bread to soak up the milk.
5
Burgers, fries and other greasy fare help soak up all the suds.
Usage of engross in English
1
But more and more the life of the hospital would engross her.
2
The city might engross your attention so you'd be happy for months.
3
And certainly her charms are quite enough to engross her whole attention.
4
She has conferred upon another that affection which I wished to engross.
5
One pretty young woman appeared inclined to engross him entirely to herself.
6
His art had no power to amuse him or engross his thought.
7
Alice dear, you must not be selfish and engross all his time.
8
And will not such a man as this engross all your solitudes?
9
You have long had the greatest share of it; you now engross it.
10
The original settlers engross the desirable lands of the older area.
11
And always there should be books; chosen more to divert than to engross.
12
These are the two objects that engross the highest aspirations of a Chinaman.
13
He noticed, moreover, that the social gaieties of Darjeeling did not engross her.
14
Freemen are serious; they have objects at their heart worthy to engross attention.
15
He used to engross on stamped paper in a primitive spelling.
16
The archbishop talked to every one, but never seemed to engross the conversation.
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