sinkage
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It was over, and all that could be noted was a sinkage in the ground where the ancient pit had been.
From Queen Sheba's Ring by Henry Rider Haggard
At their base, slightly tilted forward as if with the sinkage of years, stood a great stone figure roughly carved, thirty feet high at least—mysterious-looking, the very spirit of the place.
From The Blue Lagoon: a romance by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
Her sinkage of heart at the proffered eight dollars a week was followed by a quick resurgence of vitality at the prospect of the advancement held out.
From Star-Dust by Fannie Hurst
Lips lifted to belie a sinkage of heart, Miss Schump, left standing, backed finally, sinking down to one of the camp-chairs against the wall.
From Humoresque A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It by Fannie Hurst
These caissons were provided for their sinkage with temporary dams of masonry closing the opening of the lock at the extremities of each caisson, enabling the gates to be subsequently erected under their shelter.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
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