sink in

verb

sank in or sunk in; sunk in; sinking in; sinks in
: to become completely known, felt, or understood
I had to tell him what to do over and over before it finally sank in.
The fact that she's left me still hasn't really sunk in.

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Real Madrid may have stood firm beside Mbappe and freedom of expression, but the unfortunate reality quickly sank in with China ending the broadcast of La Liga matches and the league itself already issuing an apology. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026 More than 100 drone and missile launches into the strait have been recorded since the war began; in October alone, a container ship and a bulk vessel sank in the waterway. — Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026 Another sink in the same deep-green stone can be found in the powder room of a Milan pied-à-terre Giampiero Tagliaferri recently designed for a young art collector. — Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 26 Oct. 2026 The springy, Pepto pink jelly spreads easily on the skin and sinks in instantly, so no sticky or tacky feel. — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sink in

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