Sentence examples for instead of absorbing from inspiring English sources

Instead of absorbing pressure, they applied it.

Why not dispense the blow instead of absorbing it?

It was polished to refract sunlight, instead of absorbing it and overheating.

"The maharajah probably went for it because it reflects the heat instead of absorbing it".

The floors were uncarpeted and the walls were glass, meant to reflect sound instead of absorbing it.

Far from bringing people together, it separates them into cultural ghettos instead of absorbing them into the mainstream.

"The greater the amount of light reflected instead of absorbed, the more lustrous the stone," Scott writes.

Instead of passively absorbing life lessons from the WB or ABC, I started rolling my eyes at them — not because they were lame but because, really, Entertainment Industry, this vanilla pretty boy who actually seems like kind of a jerk is supposed to be a heartthrobbingly perfect boyfriend?

Key components in this scale are how the teachers value students discussing the learning material, elaborating on and interpreting information instead of just absorbing knowledge [ 25].

"Instead of being absorbed by the Christian world, we shall absorb them," he said.

In this case the rejected colours are reflected instead of being absorbed.