sink in
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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She’s holding eye contact like she wants this to sink in.
From Literature
"I don't think it will sink in until I get on the plane."
From BBC
Further signs of a weakening job market juiced investors’ rate-cut optimism on Wednesday: A report from payroll processor ADP showed that private hiring sank in November, with the sector shedding some 32,000 jobs.
Two vessels sank in the rough seas, a fishing boat in Khanh Hoa province and a smaller raft in Lam Dong, according to the environment ministry.
From Barron's
He said that rather than sink in despair, he chose to remain optimistic and keep moving to “show them what you do when something this traumatic and dramatic happens to you.”
From Los Angeles Times
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