sink in
phrasal 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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Tariff anxieties continue to weigh on family office deal-making, which sunk in August by nearly 50% on a year-over-year basis, according to the private wealth intelligence platform.
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Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
The seats are supportive without being stiff, and there’s no sagging or sinking in, even after hours of use.
—Zoë Sessums, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
The rest of this year will be an opportunity to reset as the changes really start to sink in in early 2026.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
As Ballard remembered to CNN, the Navy was interested in the Argo technology to determine why two nuclear submarines, USS Thresher and the USS Scorpion, sank in the Atlantic in the 1960s.
—David Chiu, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
The seats are supportive without being stiff, and there’s no sagging or sinking in, even after hours of use.
—Zoë Sessums, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
The rest of this year will be an opportunity to reset as the changes really start to sink in in early 2026.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
As Ballard remembered to CNN, the Navy was interested in the Argo technology to determine why two nuclear submarines, USS Thresher and the USS Scorpion, sank in the Atlantic in the 1960s.
—David Chiu, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Sink in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sink%20in. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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