On this page you'll find 20 example sentences with Sink. You'll also see the meaning, synonyms such as fall or descend and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Sink in a sentence

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Sink meaning

  1. To move or be moved into something.
  2. To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.

Synonyms of Sink

go down slump come down fall descend move drop sinkhole source activity action natural action natural process plumbing fixture swallow hole

Sink in Dutch

tot zinken brengen

Example sentences (20)

After the 3-point contest, students made their way onto the court trying to be the first to sink a half-court shot.

Being an independent studio in the mid-2010s, one notable flop always had the potential to sink the entire outfit.

Euphorically, he burns her clothes, smashes her phone and (for lack of a better term) himself in the kitchen sink.

Overfishing removes animal stocks that would naturally die and sink, too, feeding populations of deep sea creatures.

She then demonstrates, sitting down on the toilet and shows how snugly she is squeezed in between the sink and wall.

It fits down the waterpipe and collects any hair, food, or grime trapped, which is causing your sink to drain slowly.

Just beyond the entrance is this powder room, with butterfly wallpaper from Cole and Son and an enamelled cast iron sink.

I can confirm that Dawn Dish Spray is a game changer, even though I’ve only used it for dishwashing and cleaning the sink.

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Imran Hameed, who runs Bearded Broz, said they had been receiving "everything but the kitchen sink" in terms of donations.

I have only a water spigot such as the kind used for a garden hose and a sink with only cold running water.

That was accurate, but also an interesting choice of words, since the Mets may well sink without Robertson.

Europe were in a better position on the green thanks to Hatton’s approach but his Spanish team-mate could not sink the putt.

On one side is a small sink with a removable cover, a stove, an oven and an L-shaped counter, and across the way is a futon.

Early on we catch a glimpse of Lamb at the sink in his office, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, giving himself a birdbath.

Faye had never heard of this type of cancer and said her daughter’s diagnosis “took a while to sink in”.

He saw an old steel sink with legs and a gas range that belonged on the set of a black-and-white sitcom.

However, founder can also mean someone who builds something up, which is almost the opposite of to sink.

If we’re in the kitchen, for example, I’ll want to be right behind him at the sink, hugging and touching and grabbing his bum.

So, with Dobbs the only other active QB on the roster, it was sink-or-swim time for the new acquisition.

I grew desperate to sink the first alcoholic beverage I could get my hands on when my doctor-enforced dry spell came to an end.

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Common combinations with sink

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sink" in a sentence?
An example: "After the 3-point contest, students made their way onto the court trying to be the first to sink a half-court shot." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "sink" from real English texts.
What does "sink" mean?
Sink means: To move or be moved into something.
What are synonyms of "sink"?
Common synonyms of "sink" include: go down, slump, come down, fall, descend, move, drop, sinkhole. Plus 7 more synonyms.
What is "sink" in Dutch?
"sink" translates to Dutch as: tot zinken brengen.
How many example sentences with "sink" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "sink", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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