Examples of 'started to sink' in a sentence

Meaning of "started to sink"

started to sink - Describes the gradual downward movement or submersion of an object, usually a vessel or structure, into a liquid substance such as water. This phrase implies the initial stage of sinking and can be used metaphorically to suggest a decline or failure

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started to sink
But slowly the idea started to sink in.
And he started to sink and he was dying.
The importance of this message has started to sink in.
It started to sink in that the call was no mistake.
He has not even started to sink in.
But it started to sink lower and lower and almost hurt.
And then it all started to sink in.
They had so many fish they filled both boats and both boats started to sink.
He pulled me to him and started to sink in before he stopped.
He looked at the waves and suddenly started to sink.
Our hearts started to sink a bit.
The ship is in flames and has started to sink.
The ship started to sink and we both dived overboard.
Then the excitement started to sink in.
When it started to sink in, the anger got distinctly pointed at the government.

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She was hit by two torpedoes and started to sink.
She then started to sink.
She shrugged as the enormity of the situation started to sink in.
And so it started to sink.
Let us make sure that the concept of probability started to sink in.
It all started to sink in.
The real meaning of what she said started to sink in.
I do not think it really started to sink in until I was looking at those markers, Hol.
The Apostle Peter walked on water for a short distance before he started to sink.
The realization started to sink in.
At the end of the day… everyone was scared when the ship started to sink.
I held you tight until you started to sink inside me and disappeared.
Until the city overdeveloped, and it started to sink.
This done, he systematically started to sink the Russian ships within range.
The Festivities and Celebrations have started to sink in.
Unfortunately, reality started to sink in when I saw the price.
Nothing happened at first, but then the floatline started to sink.
The Malta-flagged Ogan started to sink after a fire in the engine room.
He climbed up into a tree, but he felt that it had started to sink too.
We started to sink and we bottomed at 35 feet.
I held you tight until you started to sink inside me.
The float started to sink and as a result 35 children and 2 adults drowned.
As a result he started to sink.
And an even bigger Delta hub, until the city overdeveloped and it started to sink.
The popularity of the Liberal Party started to sink faster than the Titanic.
When Peter looked at the waves instead of at Jesus, he started to sink.
Acetylated fibre started to sink in sea-water after 5 days.
Yeah, everything bay said just started to sink in.
I! all started to sink in.
A week later, the continent of China started to sink.
The realization started to sink in . It was not a random hold-up or carjacking.
It crashed onto the frozen river below and started to sink through the broken ice.
It started to sink in that she was not my girlfriend, but Aravindh 's wife.
A few months later, his CHM started to sink in for me.
The ship started to sink and we both dived overboard . - Did not we, Stanley?

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