The phrase "absorb a force" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to physics, engineering, or any situation where an object takes in or withstands an external force.
Example: "The material is designed to absorb a force during impact, minimizing damage to the structure."
Alternatives: "withstand a force" or "take in a force".
Kim had recently obtained another telemarketing gig, a job whose chief requisite was the ability to absorb a gale force of customer hostility and whose chief benefit, by Kim's lights, was that she could get to it without taking the bus.
Leap cites a puberty ceremony of the Sambia people of Papua New Guinea as an example of how semen can take on mystical qualities; part of the ritual involves boys ingesting the semen of tribal elders to absorb a life force and fully become men.
Logically, the PDL should absorb a proportion of the forces resulting in displacement of the teeth.
Modi has failed to live up to his promise of "less government, more governance", higher growth and more jobs – of which India needs to create more than a million every month just to absorb an expanding labour force.
Bob Middleton, the chief executive of LoC02, said he had been forced to raise the variable rate on electricity because the business has been forced to absorb a 10% increase in costs from a variety of sources.
In the pre-Klinsmann dark ages, a 4-4-2 with two deep central midfielders perennially put the Yanks on the back foot, making them a counter-attacking team forced to absorb a great deal of pressure in hopes of being granted a chance or two to break away.
Chelsea were forced to absorb a lot of pressure, particularly in the first half when the Portuguese side were on top, but could not convert possession and chances into goals.
By contrast, in order to get anything significant done in Scala, you will be forced to absorb a whole host of ideas that are going to help you professionally for years to come, even if you move on to other languages.
Revenues far short of projections have forced the state to absorb a deficit of nearly $2 million.
It highlights as well a longstanding societal fissure between those forced to absorb an ever-increasing tax burden and those who escape the duty by sending money overseas.
PHILADELPHIA — A standing-room-only crowd had already been forced to absorb an uncharacteristically merciless drubbing of the beloved Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon when a jarring replay flashed on the big screens above the ice late in the second period.
