sink in
Example Sentences
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Let that ratio sink in: For every dollar Apple spent imagining the future, it spent nearly four dollars buying back its own past.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
Mandy said her ordeal did not really sink in for a few days.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
They let the listener fill in the blanks, and the broader meaning tends to sink in subliminally.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Back in Iran, a sense of the inevitable had begun to sink in for many there.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
Next to the desk is a tiny round metal sink; in the corner is a closet full of shelves with a clear plastic curtain serving as a door.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
