sinking feeling
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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
CEO Andy Jassy must have had a sinking feeling ahead of Amazon’s earnings Thursday.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
"I had this sinking feeling, and all hope just dropped away," she says.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025
Annabeth realized with a sinking feeling what the pater was talking about: the thing in the dark from Percy’s dream, the guardian of the shrine.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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