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sink in
verb
- intr, adverb to enter or penetrate the mind
eventually the news sank in
Idioms and Phrases
Penetrate the mind, be absorbed, as in The news of the crash didn't sink in right away . [Late 1300s]Example Sentences
“There is nothing else that can explain this and I hope that is sinking in.”
A violin played by the band leader of the Titanic as it sank in the 1997 Hollywood film has been sold for £54,000 at a "record breaking" auction.
She then paused five long seconds, her face a rictus of wonderment and concern, allowing the observation and admission — from a sitting member of the United States Senate, no less — to sink in.
"I don't know whether it will ever sink in," Rice told Amazon Prime after the game.
Egyptian authorities have questioned the crew of a tourist submarine which sank in the Red Sea killing six of the 45 passengers on board.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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