Example Sentences

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Whirlpool’s stock is sinking as customers dramatically cut back on discretionary appliance purchases.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The metropolitan area of 42 million is sinking, partly due to groundwater extraction.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

"Everyone would know them from the end of James Cameron's Titanic movie, when there is an elderly couple hugging as the ship is sinking - that's Isidor and Ida."

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

Mexico City is sinking as its groundwater aquifers are drained, as are large parts China, Indonesia, Spain and Iran, to name a few.

From Salon • Jul. 28, 2025

All the while, Mark’s heart is sinking further and further into a dark place.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner