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sank

[sangk]

verb

  1. a simple past tense of sink.



sank

/ æŋ /

verb

  1. the past tense of sink

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Last month, a Liberian-flagged vessel carrying oil and hazardous cargo leaked and sank in the Arabian Sea, sparking fears that harmful substances could endanger the health of residents and marine life.

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The exact 3D replica shows the violence of how the ship ripped in two as it sank after hitting an iceberg in 1912 - 1,500 people lost their lives in the disaster.

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Dismissed as "pie-in-the-sky" by critics, the LAT sank without trace.

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The mystery of a maritime disaster has been solved after experts found a vessel that sank almost 140 years ago.

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His criticism sank a government spending bill last year, creating problems it took months for Republicans to solve.

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