Verb (used without object) : The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows. ,The river sank two feet during the dry spell. ,The tower is slowly sinking. ,He gasped and sank to his knees. ,The field sinks toward the highway. ,the sun sinks in the west. ,Wipe the oil off before it sinks into the wood. ,to sink into slumber. ,sunk in thought. She sank into despair. ,to sink into poverty. ,The temperature sank to 30° at noon. ,Her voice sank to a whisper. ,He said it four times before the words really sank in. ,He sank down on the bench.    From Dictionary.com. 

Even before his marriage, Lionel was made Earl of Ulster, a title sunk after 1362 in the novel dignity of the duchy of Clarence.    From Wordnik.com.  [The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377)] Reference

But the words of the assassin sunk deep into the mind of.    From Wordnik.com.  [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference

Palin sunk John McCain's ship and she will do the same for the GOP.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Eugene, Palin says she eats granola too] Reference

The satisfied torpor in which they are sunk is the deadly inertia that precedes dissolution.    From Wordnik.com.  [Those on the Edge] Reference

Lovelace sat down on a chair, straddle-wise, his arms over the back, and his chin sunk in his hands.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIII Century] Reference

She has sunk from the comforts she was born to; and, if she live to old age, must probably sink more.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boxing Emma; or the Reader’s Dilemma at the Box Hill Games] Reference

The walls and ceiling are all oak, panelled in sunk squares ornamented with bosses and richly carved.    From Wordnik.com.  [Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys] Reference

When he reached the shore of the river the old man shook out his apron, and the labels sunk to the bottom.    From Wordnik.com.  [Legends of Charlemagne] Reference

She is poor; she has sunk from the comforts she was born to; and, if she live to old age, must probably sink more.    From Wordnik.com.  [Volume III, Chapter VII of _Emma_ by Jane Austen] Reference

4.9 million tons sunk from the Japanese Merchant Marine (60% of total lost).    From Wordnik.com.  [StateFans Nation] Reference

I am harder than a diamond sword sunk in a corundum anvil.    From Wordnik.com.  [Corporations play hide-and-seek with contact info online] Reference

Frequently, they fail to understand the idea of sunk costs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Daniel Adler: Committed To Losing] Reference

Also conceptually related to change aversion is the notion of sunk cost.    From Wordnik.com.  [Psychology of Change] Reference

Eyebrows raised and heads cocked before the idea sunk in and our friends smiled.    From Wordnik.com.  [Learning to Live with a Pet's Death] Reference

The lesson behind this phrase sunk in, however, only well into my third year of medical school.    From Wordnik.com.  [intueri: to contemplate] Reference

Has McCain sunk this far already?.    From Wordnik.com.  [McCain in Colorado - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference

Navy that has "sunk" all-comers in mock battles to date.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

And that's when my heart kind of sunk down into my stomach.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 28, 2009] Reference

` ` Sidney was on tonight and kind of sunk us, '' Joseph said.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

I wonder if all this has really kind of sunk in for him right now.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 11, 2002] Reference

And then it kind of sunk in that they were doing this to prisoners.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 12, 2006] Reference

I don't believe I've ever written that the GOP was "sunk" or incapable of winning again.    From Wordnik.com.  [Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, Tony Blair said: “I...] Reference

"When that water hit me on the sidelines, I guess it all kind of sunk in," Alvarez said.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Wisconsin sends out Alvarez with Capital One Bowl win] Reference

But whether Posh fished with "sunk" or "swum" nets his luck was out for the season of 1867.    From Wordnik.com.  [Edward FitzGerald and "Posh" "Herring Merchants"] Reference

I didn't know if it was gunshots at first until I heard that scream, it all kind of sunk in.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 12, 2007] Reference

I didn't know if it was gunshots at first until I heard that scream and it all kind of sunk in.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 13, 2007] Reference

Mrs. Peterkin sunk upon a kitchen chair.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Peterkin Papers] Reference

Korean War mine may have 'sunk' South Korean navy ship.    From Wordnik.com.  [arabnews - frontpage] Reference

Wellington and Blucher "sunk" him to the level of Hannibal.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans] Reference

So they ain't no more bothersome than ef we'd took an 'sunk 'em.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell] Reference

He kind of sunk down a bit in his seat and stared daggers at me.    From Wordnik.com.  [BrendaStardom.com] Reference

"After bogeying those two, I was really kind of sunk emotionally there.".    From Wordnik.com.  [theithacajournal.com -] Reference

But after losing the last one, it kind of sunk in: I really don't like these guys.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Lucas said the only reason the Tories had not "sunk" the Digital Economy Bill was that.    From Wordnik.com.  [ZDNet UK Highlights] Reference

It took a while talking to the media and the coaches, but after that it kind of sunk in.    From Wordnik.com.  [Packers.com] Reference

He jest kind of sunk in, an 'looked an' looked, an 'he didn't see a livin' soul in thet saloon.    From Wordnik.com.  [Riders of the Purple Sage] Reference

Romney is sunk, which is actually too bad.    From Wordnik.com.  [Romney: Why Shouldn't I Change Positions? Reagan Did, Too!] Reference

I wonder how many female scientists from that era just kind of sunk into history’s ooze?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Quick! Name a female scientist! « Dating Jesus] Reference

Yet as early as 1982 Southall presented data that should have sunk the apnea idea.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Nursery's Littlest Victims] Reference