sink in
phrasal verb
sank in or sunk in; sunk in; sinking in; sinks in
: to become completely known, felt, or understood
I had to tell him what to do over and over before it finally sank in.
The fact that she's left me still hasn't really sunk in.
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Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of British bank Barclays sank in early Thursday trade, after the lender’s forward guidance failed to impress despite its full-year pre-tax profit beat.
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Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
Parents and students are expressing a wide range of concerns as the magnitude of the closure sinks in.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Visible in the east after sunset, Jupiter crosses the sky and sinks in the west before dawn.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
The ship sank in September 1857, along with 425 passengers and crewmembers and 30,000 pounds of federal gold from the new San Francisco Mint to create a reserve for banks in the eastern U.S.
—CBS News, 4 Feb. 2025
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Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
Parents and students are expressing a wide range of concerns as the magnitude of the closure sinks in.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Visible in the east after sunset, Jupiter crosses the sky and sinks in the west before dawn.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
The ship sank in September 1857, along with 425 passengers and crewmembers and 30,000 pounds of federal gold from the new San Francisco Mint to create a reserve for banks in the eastern U.S.
—CBS News, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Sink in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sink%20in. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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