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As the airplane began to sink, Tiffany, 68, and Boltz swam to shallow water.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

“I’ve tried to do it, but my closet isn’t nearly as organized as his. If there’s ever a dish in the sink, it’s probably mine.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

This necessitates a fair amount of text and documentation on the walls, which can sometimes sink a show—but not in this case.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

"In some areas, infrastructure has already begun to sink as illegal mining activity continues to expand beneath the surface," he said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

I try to squirm away from my sister’s grasp, but her fingers sink into my skin like talons.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Some AI stocks are rising even as investors fret about a flare-up in inflation, while Casey’s sinks despite a first-quarter earnings beat.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

As student enrollment sinks and schools struggle to keep up with costs, a pattern plays out, says Doug Moore, founder of Highland Group, a firm that specializes in closing failed colleges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

It’s the kind of derisive mutual beatdown that sinks relationships — or that can be the necessary overboard discharge that enables them to stay afloat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

It showed instruments and carrier bags discarded on work surfaces and even sinks, while desks were littered with paperwork.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

My mom sinks down onto the edge of the bed.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

It only sank in when she looked at her photos on social media.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

The M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 sank along nearly the same route where 31 people died in 2023 after a fire broke out aboard the Lady Mary Joy 3 ferry.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

U.S. home sales sank to the lowest level in 14 months, but lack of demand pushed the number of homes for sale up to nearly a seven-year high.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Headwinds could emerge from the country’s traditionally key car industry, where orders in July sank back 12.5% on month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

He grinned, then sank down into a seat.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

The collision occurred 18 nautical miles off Silivri district on the western edge of Istanbul province, with Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu telling journalists the damaged vessel had sunk "very quickly".

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

If anything happens to sideline Ohtani the hitter, the Dodgers are sunk, period.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

In 1916, the Canadian ship SS Mount Temple was sunk by a German ship.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

I was in my living room, sunk into the chaise lounge I retreat to, comfortable in a way that now embarrasses me, when I heard my mother’s voice in the other room calling my father.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

Like the soccer ball that Mav sunk his teeth into.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act was adopted in 2014 to address chronic overpumping that has led to falling aquifer levels and caused dry wells and sinking ground.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

The war and the economic strictures have piled pressure on Iran’s already spiraling economy, further sinking its currency and making it hard for Iranians to afford their daily needs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

The Titanic ride at Graveley Fruit Farm near Hitchin, Hertfordshire, sees the replica ship lift at one end to slide customers downwards, resembling the sinking of the ocean liner.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

"Thank God that a wave pushed the sinking vessel and we managed to climb on top," Chance Siyamavhu said at a memorial service in the lakeside town of Kariba close to the border with Zambia.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

We eat and drink with gratitude, mothers at last tending to the babies, the elders sinking fast into sleep, hugging the earth.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar