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.
