- present participle of sink.
sinking
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act was adopted in 2014 to address chronic overpumping that has led to falling aquifer levels and caused dry wells and sinking ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The Titanic ride at Graveley Fruit Farm near Hitchin, Hertfordshire, sees the replica ship lift at one end to slide customers downwards, resembling the sinking of the ocean liner.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
"Thank God that a wave pushed the sinking vessel and we managed to climb on top," Chance Siyamavhu said at a memorial service in the lakeside town of Kariba close to the border with Zambia.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Furthermore, the most recent joint intervention between the U.S. and Japan to support the sinking Japanese yen was carried out in a way that could further alienate the global investor community, Rosenberg said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Then Selkie didn’t seem tired and Nim didn’t feel worried; she blew her whistle as hard as she could and they charged across the waves to the small sinking boat.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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