sink in

Example Sentences

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"It was fortunate that you regained your senses, Allun the baker, in time to prevent me from sinking in the mud and taking poor Rowan with me," remarked Marlie lightly, after a time.

From Literature

Philippine authorities said Wednesday that a ferry may have been overloaded when it sank in the country's south last month, killing dozens of people who received no warning from the ship's crew.

From Barron's

I gave him some moments to let that idea sink in.

From Literature

Each time he felt a shoe slip off his foot and sink in to the river, his heart sank, too.

From Literature

It is thought that the wreck is most likely the Fame from Hoorn, an armed Dutch merchant ship that ran aground and sank in 1631.

From BBC