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sink in

British  

verb

  1. (intr, adverb) to enter or penetrate the mind

    eventually the news sank in
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sink in Idioms  

  1. Penetrate the mind, be absorbed, as in The news of the crash didn't sink in right away. [Late 1300s]

Example Sentences

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The most searing performance is given by Sadie Sink in the role of Charlie’s teenage daughter Ellie.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2022

“I begged my mom to let me audition,” said Sink in a recent phone interview.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2022

Sinkholes of the McCauley Sink in Northern Arizona, produced by the collapse of Kaibab Limestone into caverns caused by the solution of underlying salt deposits.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

They watched it vote for Alex Sink, in 2010, when she ran for governor.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2014

What, will the aspiring blood of Lancaster Sink in the ground?

From Ragnarok : the Age of Fire and Gravel by Donnelly, Ignatius

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