How to Use sink in a Sentence

sink

verb
  • The rock sank to the bottom of the pool.
  • The sun sank behind the hills.
  • She sank up to her knees in the snow.
  • The torpedo sank the ship.
  • My foot sank into the deep mud.
  • She sank back into the cozy chair.
  • The passengers were rescued from the boat before it sank.
  • The temperature sinks quickly after the sun sets.
  • His strength is slowly sinking.
  • The lake's water level is slowly sinking.
  • What’s the best kitchen sink to buy?
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Her boots sink on the mushy, wet ground.
    — ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • There'll be more boats to be sunk, for sure.
    — Major Garrett, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The pith will float, while the seeds will sink.
    — Merve Ceylan, Health, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Three issues could each sink it.
    — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 19 June 2026
  • Fill a large bowl or sink with cold water.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The sound of the big ship sinking.
    — Jon Landau, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Ready to sink your teeth into a fresh fish taco?
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The wheels sink into the soft mud and rip out the grass.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
  • And over the past three years, each of those numbers has sunk.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
  • When a whale dies, its body sinks to the ocean floor in a process called whale fall.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 June 2026
  • Ben White slowly sank to the ground, too.
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The Cullen boy had sunk his teeth into me.
    — USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
  • So Eden sank to grief, so Dawn goes down to day.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Is this what the NBA has sunk to?
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Both ships are now sunk off the coast of Canada.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • The stock sank more than 18% this morning.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Tyler fell into the pool and began to sink.
    — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2026
  • High pressure aloft causes the air to sink.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 7 June 2026
  • Meanwhile, the light turned a magic gold as the sun sank.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 26 June 2026

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