sink into
Example Sentences
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Officials said the chemical is heavier than air, so it would settle and sink into the lower areas around that facility if there’s an explosion.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Even as they profess admiration for one another’s work, Ruth, Jay and Leigh sink into a bog of miscommunication and antagonism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Our short journey there is exhausting, as you have to keep moving to not sink into the soft powder.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
She watched her mother sink into dementia without being able to ask to leave "with dignity", as she had wished, because the law was not yet in force.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
Clare had just begun to sink into its embrace, grateful for a place to rest his weary mind, when he was jolted into reality by a knock.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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