sink in
Example Sentences
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“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
These results point to beaches as a potentially important but overlooked "sink" in the global movement of plastic pollution.
From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2026
The former Manchester City player and tournament's top-scorer looked distraught as it began to sink in what he had done.
From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026
He said that rather than sink in despair, he chose to remain optimistic and keep moving to “show them what you do when something this traumatic and dramatic happens to you.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025
She’s at the sink in the kitchen, my apron around her middle, washing the dishes in water she’s warmed on the stove.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
