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Meanings of sink into in English

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Usage of sink into in English
1
It must let him fall and sink into the sea, he thought.
Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard
2
He felt, rather than saw, her talons sink into his right bicep.
Darkest Mercy
3
Though the ooze was soft the bird did not sink into it.
A Boy's Ride
4
The lives of those that are sinful sink into the lowest depths.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
5
The chill of the water was starting to sink into his bones.
Bones of the Dragon
6
Let her words sink into your skinny head: It was definitely shocking.
Ebony
7
The next time I meet him, I shall sink into the earth.
Springhaven: A Tale of the Great War
8
With luck he would sink into quicksand, never to be seen again.
Fortunate harbor
9
Had she been able to sink into the ground, she would have.
Happiness key
10
The great Rebellion caused Kansas and its troubles to sink into insignificance.
Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field: Southern Adventure in Time of War. /...
11
I stood in the sunlight and let the heat sink into me.
Bloody Bones
12
His words sink into my mind like stones plummeting into a pool.
Ice Like Fire
13
One day Thorpe saw it sink into itself and gradually run away.
The Blazed Trail
14
Milo appeared to sink into his beard, deep into thought, chewing contemplatively.
Monster Hunter International
15
Underhill felt the word sink into him, widening out as it did.
In the night room: a novel
16
He wanted to sink into it as into a bed of down.
The Price of Love
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