Examples of 'sank back' in a sentence

Meaning of "sank back"

sank back: This phrase describes a movement or action of moving back or retreating to a previous state. It can be used in a literal sense, such as physical movement, or in a metaphorical sense, such as reverting to an earlier mindset or position

How to use "sank back" in a sentence

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sank back
Sank back into the ocean again.
The house sank back into silence.
Would do him harm ; after having accomplished which he sank back upon.
Alex sank back upon the chair.
My heart really sank back there.
She sank back behind the seat.
Face in the glass and sank back again.
I sank back into my desk chair and returned to work.
I literally sank back into my chair.
I sank back into my chair and asked them to keep quiet.
He screamed loudly and sank back to the floor.
He then sank back on the pillow and immediately expired.
A volcano once formed an island here, but it sank back below the surface.
Alexa sank back into the black padded chair.
When he was gone, Sarah sank back into the bed.

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Then he sank back among the pillows with a satisfied smile.
After the restriction had been tested, Wang Lin 's main body sank back into the circle.
I sighed and sank back against the seat.
I sank back into oblivion, and writing my next novel felt completely out of my reach.
And the head sank back into the sea.
He sank back in his chair and died before help could arrive.
So saying the old man sank back on his pillows and died.
I sank back down on the floor, the smell of Matty's cum overpowering me.
Percy Phelps sank back in his chair.
I sank back onto the couch, but unlike Dad, I couldn't feel satisfied about this.
Suddenly I slipped and sank back to the bottom of the river.
The man sank back in his seat and looked out the window.
Then, as a tribute to appearances, he sank back and groaned again.
The magma sank back down and the bottom of the volcano became quiet once more.
He relaxed his grasp, and sank back exhausted on the pillow.
When he sank back into oblivion I wanted to grab him and shake him into reality.
Dimity Plumleigh-Teignmott sank back into her chair in delight.
When it sank back to third or fourth place, nobody reported that.
Then the man 's eyes turned up, and he sank back in their hands.
Then I sank back down into the latrine again.
However, just as the battle was over, the island sank back beneath the waves.
The students sank back in their chairs, disappointed.
And slowly, ever so slowly, I sank back on the bed.
As the serpent sank back into the sea, Thor threw his hammer after it.
Her voice failed, and she sank back on her pillow in silence.
At the sound, Professor Vince sank back into his chair with an agitated expression.

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Looking to get back up on that pogo stick
I moaned at my father so much that he brought me back
But he went back and did it all the same
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Examples of using Sank
His ship sank down because of overload
Right after our torpedo boat sank
I sank my entire bonus into this place
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