sink

Example Sentences

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But that’s before the effects of higher oil sink in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

"She's strong, she's tough. She's going to throw the kitchen sink at me from round one," Price said.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

"By rapidly taking up and using fuel sources from our bodies and the food that we eat, brown fat acts like a metabolic sink that draws in nutrients and prevents them from being stored."

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

Jurors agreed that Musk violated a securities rule that bars false and misleading statements that sink a stock price, in this case that of Twitter, the verdict form showed.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 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