sink in
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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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
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
Mandy said her ordeal did not really sink in for a few days.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
Back in Iran, a sense of the inevitable had begun to sink in for many there.
From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026
A shadow of something passed over his face as her words seemed to sink in, and with them a comprehension she didn’t understand.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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