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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Specifically, those locations were two bathroom areas and two sinks in the cafeteria.
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
The reality of the win soon began to sink in.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
After check-in, someone at the front desk led me to the sink in the adjoining gift shop filled with wares from local artisans.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 Dec. 2025
The camera lingers on Linda as the assessment sinks in, her teary-eyed embarrassment quickly tempered into polite, but shaky, indifference.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 26 Dec. 2025
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
The reality of the win soon began to sink in.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
After check-in, someone at the front desk led me to the sink in the adjoining gift shop filled with wares from local artisans.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 Dec. 2025
The camera lingers on Linda as the assessment sinks in, her teary-eyed embarrassment quickly tempered into polite, but shaky, indifference.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 26 Dec. 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 2 Jan. 2026.
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