sunk
Example Sentences
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In the immediacy of Disney, it sunk in as wondrous reflection on Donne’s line: “Though I speed not, I cannot miss.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
"It hasn't sunk in at all," she added.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Price-conscious consumers and off-trend Old Navy dresses may have sunk Gap’s stock on Friday, but some of the clothing retailer’s most prolonged struggles have been in its smallest and most-overlooked brand: Athleta.
From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026
When dealing with Jobs, the sunk cost fallacy was no fallacy at all.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
It looked like a pothole; the tissue had simply sunk out of sight.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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