sink in
Example Sentences
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"But you know, you'll get 100 positive comments and it doesn't sink in but then you get one negative comment and it feels personal and it hurts."
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Back in Iran, a sense of the inevitable had begun to sink in for many there.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
A few days later the magnitude of the assignment began to sink in.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
“Let this sink in for a moment — zero job growth versus an average of almost 2 million for the 10 years prior to 2025,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026
I paused again to let the meaning of this sink in.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
