sink
Example Sentences
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The Mediterranean crust here is broken into smaller microplates that shift, sink, and partially melt, fueling both earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
From Science Daily
Ulrike Hoffmann-Burchardi, global head of equities, said the firm has lowered its recommendation from overweight to neutral and tells investors that “the risk-reward profile is less favorable as economic realities sink in.”
From MarketWatch
If you've ever hovered over a sink debating whether to dunk your face into a bowl of ice water, you're not alone.
From BBC
“You’re the captain of your own ship. I guess you could sit and wait for it to sink, but I don’t see the point of that. You have to sail the high seas.”
As details of the crash emerged in news reports, his heart sank: The plane was a Canadair Regional Jet, or CRJ in airline parlance, the same aircraft that Sam piloted.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
