sink in
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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By adjusting their size, the larvae can change their buoyancy and control whether they rise or sink in the lake.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
High pressure causes colder air to sink in the atmosphere, where it compresses, warms up and dries out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
"I just have to let it sink in and then I will probably be more happy than I look now, but it's a big surprise for myself."
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Let that ratio sink in: For every dollar Apple spent imagining the future, it spent nearly four dollars buying back its own past.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 21, 2026
As much of a warning as that was, it still didn’t sink in as deeply as it should have—because the official responses were, well, literally, a drop in the bucket.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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