sinkage
Example Sentences
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At one point, owing to the lateral spreading of an embankment, there had been a slight sinkage of the line, and we had to proceed with caution.
From Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror by Linthicum, Richard
It was with a distinct sinkage, well laid over with office imperturbability, that she showed Mrs. Blair the note, saw her stab into her greenish-black bird's nest of a hat and depart alone.
From Star-Dust by Hurst, Fannie
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 Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere)
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 Hurst, Fannie
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 Haggard, Henry Rider
