sink in

verb

sank in or sunk in; sunk in; sinking in; sinks in
: to become completely known, felt, or understood
I had to tell him what to do over and over before it finally sank in.
The fact that she's left me still hasn't really sunk in.

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After a Soviet ballistic missile submarine sank in the Pacific Ocean in 1968, the CIA secretly built the Hughes Glomar Explorer, disguised as a deep-sea mining vessel, to recover the wreck from nearly 5,000 meters (16,500 feet) below the surface. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026 Her bedroom was adjacent to the sink in Kenzo’s kitchen, on the other side of a narrow drain. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 While taxiing on the water, the seaplane reportedly veered left and failed to respond to corrective efforts before striking a dock and sinking in approximately 100 feet of water. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026 The conversation after the Brazzell news sunk in centered on Legette. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sink in

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