sink into
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Even as they profess admiration for one another’s work, Ruth, Jay and Leigh sink into a bog of miscommunication and antagonism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
They focused on crustal delamination, a process in which sections of Earth's crust become compressed, chemically altered, and dense enough to detach and sink into the mantle below.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 23, 2026
That highlights the next big risk: not that the U.S. will sink into recession, but that growth will be stronger than the 1.8% that economists expect.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
"That lent to the type of fish that were there, shrimps and the like. Then there was some sort of catastrophic event for the shark, which killed it, but it seemed to sink into mud."
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025
I had seen both my parents sink into old age and death, and here too there was no violence.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
