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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Instead, the ship sank in 1915 due to structural weaknesses — and Shackleton knew about them before chasing his polar dream anyway.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
That should be effective, but the message hasn’t sunk in fast enough.
—Thomas Black, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
Three live roaches were in the soap above the three-compartment sink in the kitchen, and two roaches were on the wall above the triple sink.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025
The Edmund Fitzgerald, once a record-setting freighter on the Great Lakes, sank in a November storm in 1975, taking all 29 crew members with her.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 19 Dec. 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
That should be effective, but the message hasn’t sunk in fast enough.
—Thomas Black, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
Three live roaches were in the soap above the three-compartment sink in the kitchen, and two roaches were on the wall above the triple sink.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025
The Edmund Fitzgerald, once a record-setting freighter on the Great Lakes, sank in a November storm in 1975, taking all 29 crew members with her.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 19 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 24 Dec. 2025.
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