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will have sunk

  • future perfect
    of sink.
    sink
    verb (used without object)
    to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in orinto ).

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By then, maybe Malone’s message will have sunk in.

From Washington Times Jun. 5, 2023

For many, the message that it's essential to get a test if you have symptoms will have sunk in.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2020

"Almost every Glaswegian will have sunk a pint there in there. Many comedians will have gigged there. It's an institution. "Like many people I just wanted to do something to help.

From BBC Dec. 22, 2013

At this rate, in six million years the water will have sunk a mile, and in fifteen million the water will have disappeared from the face of the globe.

From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 by Various

Another year, and the mounds will have sunk to the level of the ground.

From Kings, Queens and Pawns An American Woman at the Front by Mary Roberts Rinehart