sink in
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Ulrike Hoffmann-Burchardi, global head of equities, said the firm has lowered its recommendation from overweight to neutral and tells investors that “the risk-reward profile is less favorable as economic realities sink in.”
From MarketWatch
"It was fortunate that you regained your senses, Allun the baker, in time to prevent me from sinking in the mud and taking poor Rowan with me," remarked Marlie lightly, after a time.
From Literature
Philippine authorities said Wednesday that a ferry may have been overloaded when it sank in the country's south last month, killing dozens of people who received no warning from the ship's crew.
From Barron's
I gave him some moments to let that idea sink in.
From Literature
Each time he felt a shoe slip off his foot and sink in to the river, his heart sank, too.
From Literature
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