Example Sentences

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Price-conscious consumers and off-trend Old Navy dresses may have sunk Gap’s stock on Friday, but some of the clothing retailer’s most prolonged struggles have been in its smallest and most-overlooked brand: Athleta.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

Recently discovered off the coast of Bulgaria was a Greek merchant ship that is estimated to have sunk 2,400 years ago, the oldest known intact shipwreck in the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Twice in the past three decades, the San Antonio Spurs have sunk to the bottom of the standings and been rewarded with the top pick in the draft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Japanese investors have sunk large sums of capital into the global financial system in search of higher returns.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

The poor dear was evidently terrified at something—very greatly terrified; I do believe that if he had not had me to lean on and to support him he would have sunk down.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker