sink

Definition:
1. To go down below the surface or towards the bottom of a liquid or soft substance.
2. Fall or drop to a lower place or level.
3. To damage a boat or ship so that it goes below the surface of the sea, etc.

Use 'sink' in a sentence:

• 1. This rubber ball won't sink.
• 2. The sink is very dirty.
• 3. He had a sudden sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach.
• 4. The government was sinking deeper and deeper into the mire.
• 5. She washed the dishes in the sink.
• 6. I have a little sink.
• 7. Don't overload the boat or it will sink.
• 8. I can't believe that anyone would sink to such depths.
• 9. She put the plug in the sink and filled it with cold water.
• 10. When they came to build the southern spire the foundations began to sink.
• 11. He decided to scour the sink.
• 12. The kitchen sink is broken.
• 13. The room has been fitted out with a stove and a sink.
• 14. She watched him go with a sinking heart.
• 15. The implication took a while to sink in.
• 16. Tom's heart began to sink.
• 17. I am fixing my sink.
• 18. Where is the sink?
• 19. We squatted beside the pool and watched the diver sink slowly down.
• 20. The sink was still full of last night's washing-up.
• 21. She went to the sink and ran water into her empty glass.
• 22. The boats began to sink.
• 23. The kitchen sink had been stopped up and the faucet left running, so water spilled over onto the floor.
• 24. Joanne stood with her hands on the sink, staring out the window.
• 25. Every type of boat was pressed into service to rescue passengers from the sinking ferry.
• 26. She poured the dark brown liquid down the sink.
• 27. The cultural life of the country will sink into atrophy unless more writers and artists emerge.
• 28. The wheels started to sink into the mud.
• 29. The sun was now sinking, a fiery ball of light in the west.
• 30. The sink was full of dirty dishes.
• 31. Stealing from your friends? How could you sink so low?
• 32. She got up and was sick in the sink.
• 33. He paused to allow his words to sink in.
• 34. Don't just leave your dirty plates in the sink!
• 35. The sun was sinking in the west.
• 36. The knife for cutting sausage was sitting in the sink.
• 37. A small leak will sink a great ship.
• 38. A fresh egg will sink and an old egg will float.
• 39. A mirror hung on a nail above the sink.
• 40. I felt her nails sink into my wrist.
• 41. The boat was beginning to sink fast.
• 42. The new students were just left to sink or swim.
• 43. The boat will sink unless we bail out.