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had sunk

  • past perfect
    of sink.
    sink
    verb (used without object)
    to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in orinto ).

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The collision occurred 18 nautical miles off Silivri district on the western edge of Istanbul province, with Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu telling journalists the damaged vessel had sunk "very quickly".

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Yet only last spring, the PCE inflation rate had sunk to a post-pandemic low of 2.3%.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026

"Everyone thought that the idea of a peace deal had sunk in a swamp," wrote Russian news outlet Moskovsky Komsomolets.

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025

Though still sporting some 250 million users around the world, the exchange’s share of the crypto trading market had sunk to its lowest level in almost four years, according to researcher CCData.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

Moss couldn’t take that away from her, despite the dread that had sunk deep into him.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro