sinking feeling
Example Sentences
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And so if you’re a sports fan, you sometimes have that sinking feeling when you’re watching your team get too defensive, and they stop taking chances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
But after moving in next door to the Fortuna rescue, she claimed she saw large objects being dumped into a deep hole on the property, and had a sinking feeling she had figured it out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
And there's that sinking feeling too when we let a lead slip, the dread of a penalty shoot-out and the despair of losing to Italy and then Spain in the last two Euros finals.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
CEO Andy Jassy must have had a sinking feeling ahead of Amazon’s earnings Thursday.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
And as angry as I was at Thalia, I had a sinking feeling that she was right.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
