sank
Example Sentences
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As details of the crash emerged in news reports, his heart sank: The plane was a Canadair Regional Jet, or CRJ in airline parlance, the same aircraft that Sam piloted.
The number of people who applied for jobless benefits last month also sank to a two-year low last — and there’s no sign layoffs are about to surge.
From MarketWatch
But wherever he turned, the mud sank beneath his feet.
From Literature
“I do that often when reading scripts, but my heart sank when thinking about the casting. So I threw my hat in the ring.”
From Los Angeles Times
Philippine authorities said Wednesday that a ferry may have been overloaded when it sank in the country's south last month, killing dozens of people who received no warning from the ship's crew.
From Barron's
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