sink in

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.

Examples of sink in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One person is dead and three others are missing after a boat with more than a dozen passengers aboard capsized and sank in San Francisco Bay near Alcatraz Island on Tuesday, according to local authorities. — Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 15 July 2026

Search operations for three people who went missing when their craft sank in San Francisco Bay will be suspended at sunset Wednesday evening, the Coast Guard said. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 15 July 2026

Daniels’ homecoming sunk in during a morning workout early in his tenure. — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 15 July 2026

Aquarius was first sunk in the Keys in 1993 by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration and passed into the hands of Florida International University in 2013. — Alex Harris july 15, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Rhymes for sink in

• rincon