sink
Example Sentences
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The splitter and its devastating sinking action had been the defining pitch of the 1980s.
A nonprofit exists to preserve them, but tour guide Teri Rommelmann said preservation efforts aren’t meant to alter the course of nature and time, but rather to save the work from sinking into the sand.
From Los Angeles Times
Now - 114 years after the ship hit an iceberg and sank in the north Atlantic - the technical plans and drawings used to build her will be made available to the public for the first time.
From BBC
The lag could feel particularly long with January’s data, which reflect a period when mortgage rates were sinking and optimism was building for the spring season.
From Barron's
Since Feb. 28, when the U.S. and Israel launched a series of strikes on Iran, oil prices have surged 55%, gold has been sinking and bond yields have climbed sharply.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
