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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Researchers discovered a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan 140 years ago, ending decades of searches for the elusive ghost ship.
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Staff, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
With her charger useless and the screen showing a dangerously low percentage, the reality sank in.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
It has generally been accepted that video work should be kept as short as possible to make sure the message sinks in.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
As the country sinks in the OECD’s PISA rankings (international tests of 15-year-olds’ skills), voters blame the youth, smart-phones, Islam, or a political class wasting public money.
—Renaud Foucart, Time, 28 Sep. 2025
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Staff, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
With her charger useless and the screen showing a dangerously low percentage, the reality sank in.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
It has generally been accepted that video work should be kept as short as possible to make sure the message sinks in.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
As the country sinks in the OECD’s PISA rankings (international tests of 15-year-olds’ skills), voters blame the youth, smart-phones, Islam, or a political class wasting public money.
—Renaud Foucart, Time, 28 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sink in
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“Sink in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sink%20in. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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