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Meanings of sank before in English

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Usage of sank before in English
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This last blow was an overwhelming one and he sank before it.
The Chief Legatee
2
Calvin's anger sank before a sense of helplessness at this latter fact.
The Happy End
3
Her eyes sank before his; her bosom rose and fell rapidly.
The New Magdalen
4
Mighty Etzel, too, began implore; upon their knees they sank before the knight.
The Nibelungenlied
5
The Warrior, badly damaged, was taken in tow, but sank before reaching port.
America's War for Humanity
6
Her shoulders sank before the spine had risen to its perpendicular.
The Californians
7
And just as they got there, he sank before their eyes.
Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 01
8
Her face became livid, but her defiant eyes never sank before my glance.
Mohun; Or, the Last Days of Lee and His Paladins. / Final Memoir...
9
Their eyes met, and she sank before him, her pride troubled.
The Prussian Officer
10
Every terror sank before the appalling roar of the cataract.
Vivian Grey
11
Perhaps the boat sank before the fire reached her cargo.
In the shadow of the cypress
12
He obliged himself to regard this alternative, and his heart sank before the possibility.
The Law-Breakers and Other Stories
13
She sank before him again, and waited with bowed head.
Hilda Lessways
14
While they were watching him, he sank before their eyes.
The Tale of Ferdinand Frog
15
At length Hugh's eye sank before David's, as he said:
David Elginbrod
16
Every terror sank before the roar of the cataract.
McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader
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