sink

Example Sentences

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"She's strong, she's tough. She's going to throw the kitchen sink at me from round one," Price said.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The concerns were heightened as sentiment about the previously booming private-credit industry began to sink.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The study found that the wetland functioned as a net carbon sink, storing an average of 98.3 ± 33.4 tonnes of carbon each year.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

Jurors agreed that Musk violated a securities rule that bars false and misleading statements that sink a stock price, in this case that of Twitter, the verdict form showed.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

For all my mad flailing I felt myself sink as surely as I was trying to rise.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo