How to Use sinking feeling in a Sentence

sinking feeling

noun
  • But here, that sinking feeling starts to get worse as debt gets piled on top of debt and the promises pile up.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Body weight also comes into play, as heavier people may not like the sinking feeling of a soft mattress.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Body weight also comes into play, as heavier people may not like the sinking feeling of a soft mattress.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026
  • An analyst at a Premier League club had a sinking feeling.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The American knowledge worker has a Slack channel and a sinking feeling.
    Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Her mindset immediately shifted from a sinking feeling to being optimistic about the future.
    Ayren Jackson-Cannady, SELF, 29 May 2026
  • After celebrating the breakaway goal, Egypt’s players quickly got that gut-wrenching, sinking feeling that comes with a VAR review.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 8 July 2026

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