sinkage

Example Sentences

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It was with a distinct sinkage, well laid over with office imperturbability, that she showed Mrs. Blair the note, saw her stab into her greenish-black bird's nest of a hat and depart alone.

From Star-Dust by Hurst, Fannie

At one point, owing to the lateral spreading of an embankment, there had been a slight sinkage of the line, and we had to proceed with caution.

From Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror by Linthicum, Richard

Her sinkage of heart at the proffered eight dollars a week was followed by a quick resurgence of vitality at the prospect of the advancement held out.

From Star-Dust by Hurst, Fannie

It was over, and all that could be noted was a sinkage in the ground where the ancient pit had been.

From Queen Sheba's Ring by Haggard, Henry Rider

At their base, slightly tilted forward as if with the sinkage of years, stood a great stone figure roughly carved, thirty feet high at least—mysterious-looking, the very spirit of the place.

From The Blue Lagoon: a romance by Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere)