Examples of 'were sinking' in a sentence

Meaning of "were sinking"

Were sinking: indicating that a situation or business is failing or in decline

How to use "were sinking" in a sentence

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We were sinking fast and there was a lot of water.
He told me to tell you we were sinking in that shipwreck.
My boots were sinking into the ground like it was quicksand.
It was as though these words were sinking deep into my heart.
They were sinking because beneath them was a deposit of peat.
Their submarines were sinking vessels off.
Now water was coming into the boat and we were sinking.
And you were sinking more and more.
Henning reported that they were sinking.
We felt we were sinking in the mud that was everywhere.
That did not last long as we were sinking in the snow.
When you were sinking to the bottom of the sea.
And that we were both were sinking.
Their rafts were sinking due to the great weight.
I pulled you out of the hole when you were sinking.

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Their sales were sinking and customers were losing confidence.
The beds are so old that we were sinking in the middle.
We were sinking in smells of green deep without end and felt no fear.
I notice that your legs were sinking when you swim.
You were sinking financially.
The report also claimed that the average levels were sinking with time.
You were sinking anyway.
You went for a swim and you found that you were sinking.
We were sinking too.
But the Rector said you were sinking fast.
You were sinking so many boats nobody knew where you were going to strike next.
I think were sinking.
So they wake him up, fearful that they were sinking.
Their submarines were sinking vessels off the American coast.
Alfred would not leave a dirty dish unwashed if England were sinking into the sea.
If you were sinking into Some obsession with the case.
We were listing We were sinking.
Quincy 's shoulders were sinking as if from the weight of a terrible burden.
Gambler Bay and Hoel were sinking.
At some points, we were sinking in mud up to our ankles.
But, unknowingly all messages were sinking in.
We were listing We were sinking Then along came Bialy.
Nonetheless, there was no doubt that particles of oil were sinking.
She had a collapse while they were sinking her into the Sacred Fountain.
Without fighting or even struggling to get back up to the surface, they were sinking.
Donitz 's boats were sinking more than four hundred thousand tons of shipping a month.
They could not see it, so they were sinking in despair.
While the people were sinking into misery, the politicians went on playing their games.
After a few seconds, he felt as though he were sinking into a cloud.
The victors were sinking the BoIshevist " Pravda.
As time passed, vehicles ran out of fuel, ammunition and were sinking in the sand.
He 's right Their rafts were sinking due to the great weight.
By noon, all six remaining transports and four of the destroyers were sinking or sunk.
We were sinking fast and there was a lot of water . I thought I was gonna drown.
While their relatives were being kept away, the prisoners were sinking deeper into isolation.

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