sink in
Example Sentences
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For Waldrop’s half-brothers, Charles and Julian, the sermons never quite sink in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Even after being cast, Alaska said it didn’t fully sink in until she began doing press for the production.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
By adjusting their size, the larvae can change their buoyancy and control whether they rise or sink in the lake.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
That match is where the magnitude of being at a World Cup will sink in for Nazon.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
Each time he felt a shoe slip off his foot and sink in to the river, his heart sank, too.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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