How To Use Sink In A Sentence

Assuming that 15 pound breaking strain line is used, an angler using monofilament might have to use a six or eight ounce sinker and use a 20 lb class rod to carry that sinker weight.
Yea, we see in that wailing infant of a week, the outspringing of an immortal spirit which may soon hover on cherub-pinion around the throne of God, or perhaps, in a few years, sink to the regions of untold anguish. The Christian Home
An iceberg smashes its way to the surface, all sharp angles and ragged edges, rearing over the barely visible remains of a crushed and sinking ship.
I wished I could sink into the water, the way the cephalopod was doing. THE BIRTHDAY OF THE WORLD
Winky luved tu drinking frum deh water fawsitt…. she liking hur wadder fresh…it wuz a sinky-drinky fur deh winky-binky. Like the new bowl. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?

They could rove at will among the stars, and sink like a subtle mist through the very interstices of space.
Phase I called for dewatering and rehabilitating the No.6 shaft, sinking the shaft to the 45th level, cutting seven level stations, and diamond drilling the conglomerate bed.
I swallowed my tears and washed my face in the small sink in the adjacent lavatory.
She felt chained to the kitchen sink.
The country is sinking/plunging into an abyss of violence and lawlessness.
Topographic and geological maps are the next stop to identify likely areas based on physical features such as sinkholes, known outcrops of cave forming rocks, and known cave locations.
Many would instead get caught in storms and sink. Times, Sunday Times
He could sink that harpoon 3 feet into a whale and once fast it was not long before he was on the whale's back driving the lance 6 feet into its vitals.
As Abbey put her stained pinafore in the sink, she wondered what in the world could make her older sister so sweet on Shad one moment, and then on Zongala the next.
Amy went behind the screen at the sink and brought out a bucket and a floorcloth. THE WHITE DOVE
Judah and Jerusalem desolate then this credit of the prophets, and the hopes of the people, will both sink together; the former will be found false in flattering the people and the latter foolish in suffering themselves to be imposed upon by them, and so exposed to so much the greater confusion, when the judgment shall surprise them in their security. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)
Eventually, of course, the cheetah wins, sinking its teeth into the jugular of the prey and ending its life.
He set the computer aside and put his hands behind his back, sinking into the comfortable support of the cushions and allowing the memories to take him back.
They are mounted through the holes in the sink using plumber's putty.
Florida's Democratic candidate for governor, Alex Sink, said Monday she will begin airing a rare two-minute-long TV ad attacking Republican opponent Rick Scott for the massive fraud scandal that occurred on his watch at his former hospital company. Alex Sink Attack Ad RIPS Rick Scott Over Massive Medicare Fraud (VIDEO)
He paused to allow his words to sink in.
I can assure readers that a piece of spaghetti that has festered in the bottom of a sink for 24 hours looks much the same.
I felt my fangs sink into flesh and I heard him scream.
Enhanced algae growth in the reservoir consumes the oxygen in the epilimnion and, as it decays, the mass sinks to the already oxygen-deficient hypolimnion, where decay processes reduce the oxygen concentration even further, resulting in acid conditions at lower levels and the dissolution of minerals from the reservoir bed. Chapter 8
Those who feel inferior constantly sink down within themselves and appear subservient. Why Am I Afraid to be Assertive?
On the slowly sinking Titanic, there was time for socially determined behavioral patterns to reemerge.
Katie and Matt were boring me this morning, so I popped in a DVD for distraction and watched him get plowed while lying in a sink.
He seems to be an actor perfectly suited to kitchen sink dramas in an age when demand from that sort of awkward, angry character is declining.
Dororo's main character Kou Shibasaki (The Sinking of Japan) as the woman warrior Dororo, who was a precocious street child and self-styled "greatest thief in all of Japan".
They scratch the soil from beneath the flags, which then sink, and the consequent stench from the drains is abominable, jeopardising the health of the tenants. Boing Boing: November 19, 2006 - November 25, 2006 Archives
Beside the half-full sink was an old radio cassette. Times, Sunday Times
In so doing, I banged into the edge of the sink and fell to the floor.
Bunbury was staring in awful fascination at Windrush, who opened his mouth to wreck the entire con - hook, line and sinker. THE FIVE MILLION DOLLAR PRINCE
My kitchen sink view is to the north, up the hill that crests our property, to a small apple orchard and the run my husband put up for our dogs (we call it their "playpen" and whenever they hear that word, they go crazy!) Posy
His laughter was spiteful and mirthless, and he took his time, content to let his presence sink in.
An scrape of whiskers or daub of toothpaste unrinsed in the bathroom sink. Ann, meet Bob
One family was loading kitchen cabinets, a sink, a refrigerator, a sofa and a radiator on to a large truck.
One ship sinks, many sailors die, and Martin points out to Candide that the gruesome affair further proves his point.
How many times do I have to tell you something before it sinks in?
After lowering the bait, feel the sinker tap bottom, quickly reel in a few turns to take the rig clear of the snaggy rock bottom and wait for the fish to find the bait.
Even as home prices continued to fall industrywide and the number of new houses under construction kept sinking, Paul Saville , the chief executive of NVR Inc., received total 2010 compensation valued at nearly $31 million, according to NVR's proxy statement. NVR Pays Top Dollar
The scent is strong but not overpowering and the cream sinks in fast.
Sinking roots is not an automatic childhood event, but is a result, at least in part, of the process of maturation.
Then the unthinkable happened and the boat started to sink.
Shrugging, the teen walked over to the window above the sink: some light had managed to filtrate between the cobwebs and the dust.
Its simple pleasures include a cute brass hand pump to fill up your bathroom sink and dinner à deux on your deck. Times, Sunday Times
She walked over to the sink, filling the teakettle with water. BLINDSIGHTED
Standing, I shuffled into the kitchen and peered into the space below the sink.
As far as Tom could tell, there was a urinal, a toilet, and a sink counter.
They intended to sink the craft in the largest of the reef entrances, so excluding the Champlain if it tried to return to Saint-Esprit. RUSHING TO PARADISE
The donkeys and horses were gone, and a cluster of damaged buggies stood by the street corner, like unwashed dishes in a sink. Times, Sunday Times
The skimmer removes detritus that would otherwise sink and contribute to algae growth.
I felt her nails sink into my wrist.
I tried to sink a little bit deeper in my chair, hoping no one would see me.
He was increasingly enjoying the social life, sinking halves of lager. Times, Sunday Times
FLYFISHING King salmon (chinooks) require stout fly tackle — 9 - to 10-weight rods with sinking-tip lines, heavy leaders, and large, gaudy flies. How to Plan A Fishing Trip to Alaska
If the world again sinks into the ruins of some ideological framework this history will have been written in vain and later people will revise it for themselves. Nobel Lecture - Literature 2000
If we can pump all the water out, we can save the ship from sinking.
This means that the tenant must clean the premises, mend the electric light if it is fused, unstop blocked sinks and generally do the little jobs about the place which a reasonable tenant would do.
With its long claws, the zorilla digs feverishly after the prize, alternately sinking its nose into the ground until it comes up munching.
If any employee is sinking on the job, you need to respond in a businesslike way.
Washing happened in an enormous sink on the rooftop or in the compound, scrubbed in cold water and using a special detergent and a stiff brush on a corrugated washboard.
It doubled as a bedroom and a sitting room with its two deep blue chairs inviting one to sink down and meditate by the fire. DREAMS OF INNOCENCE
A storm system raging across Western Europe continued to wreak havoc in the air and sea yesterday, bringing down an Italian helicopter and sinking an Italian cargo ship loaded with chemicals.
Oh, nothin 'p'tic'lar," answered Ans, flinging his hat at a chicken that made as though to come in, and rolling up his sleeves preparatory to sozzling his face at the sink. A Little Norsk; Or, Ol' Pap's Flaxen
What he did was wrong, but ok, its over, let them move on. rihanna is constantly saying how she wants to be a role model for these girls, buttruth is that if the get out of the situation of domestic violence, theyll sink right back in. she dresses half naked (her white bandaged body @ the award show) and she has gun tatoos and has guns in her her music videos. so shes promoting fire arm then. shes tryign to make him look like a monster, he is just a man. she played her part in the situation, and i just think its time people stop talkin about this. theres no progress in regressing! ABC Yanks Chris Brown “Good Morning America” Performance
I promptly filled the sink with water and dunked my head in, letting my ebony locks flop messily to the sides of my face.
I think we've packed everything but the kitchen sink!
Refrigerator, dual burner gas stove, sink, kitchen board and removable table, all these make a nice dinner available and enjoyable.
He said he had not been afraid during the sinking because he is a strong swimmer. Times, Sunday Times
Will my spirit fly upward to a happy heaven? or shall I sink into the bottomless pit, an outcast from a God of infinite love? American Indian Stories
I might have known he'd be the first rat to desert this sinking ship!
Back on land where we could sink safely into the snow up to our ankles and giggle at our own bravery, there was an angry woman who didn't speak English, upbraiding us in a way that needed no translation.
That sinking feeling we'd experienced as we watched the snow fall when it was supposed to be melting dissipated.
Springs, sinkholes, and caves are just a few examples of the types of karst features commonly found in the limestone and dolomite geology of this region.
Take them home and wash them in the sink to bring out their richest color.
The knife for cutting sausage was sitting in the sink.
She was at the sink up to her elbows in soapsuds, doing a little dance in place to a popular song playing on the radio.
There is an open fireplace with back boiler and the Belfast sink has a tiled drainer.
It's simple to rig, by tying the main line to the top eye, clipping a sinker to the swivel link and tie the leader to the swivel at the end of the boom arm.
Because the downgoing slab of lithosphere is heavier than the plastic asthenosphere below, it tends to sink passively; and the older the lithosphere, the steeper the dip.
A real breakaway from their studies is in store for two Killarney students in March as they head off to Helsinki to take part in EU debates.
Warrior stroke Jingtao hack flow without sinking, coward in be in smooth water will drown.
For this island whereon ye stand is no true island, but a great fish stationary a-middlemost of the sea, whereon the sand hath settled and trees have sprung up of old time, so that it is become like unto an island; 8 but, when ye lighted fires on it, it felt the heat and moved; and in a moment it will sink with you into the sea and ye will all be drowned. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
Drowsiness overcame her, and she crumpled to the floor, letting herself sink into dark oblivion.
The word mudslide made Bo’s sinking head pop into Corey’s mind, and his stomach squirmed, this time with nausea. The Good House
Beside the sink is a hole to dip out water that is stored in the box. Where can I buy a pila in the US
Why are cities across the country sinking taxpayer money into sports stadiums and arenas?
And let's not forget that News Corp. has shown itself to be eminently fallible in the online realm: This is the company that spent $580 million to buy the social-networking sinkhole known as MySpace. News Corp. launches its tablet-only The Daily app for the iPad
Fists fly as Eagles sink Sharks THEIR bitter rivalry was born out of the code's most brutal grand final 37 years ago and last night beachboy combatants Cronulla and Manly wound back the clock as the fists flew again in the Sea Eagles '18-4 trial match win. AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories
Vietnamese have jokingly dubbed the shipbuilder "Vinasink. TIME.com: Top Stories
What other chart stars could the sinking soap recruit?
When a fish bites, the sliding sinker enables it to swim a short distance with the bait before feeling resistance.
They have accumulated a reservoir of ill will that could sink them.
I had already bought my €500 granite block, on which to place my fancy vessel-bowl sink with its cool monobloc tap.
He says that winning the championship last year is still only gradually sinking in. Times, Sunday Times
Here an exclamation of "Mercy, mercy!" called the esquire's attention, and he beheld his amiable consort sinking aghast, with uplifted hands on Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems
The kitchen was like a big utility room with a huge sink, a stone floor, and a large wooden table.
But I did get up and play a game of pool - which I lost by sinking the cue ball on my 8-ball shot.
He waits for this to sink in, and I oblige by widening my eyes and licking my chapped lips.
It may be more likely to arise following an enquiry into, for example, the identity of the aggressor in an unwitnessed fight; but it can arise even after an enquiry, aided by good experts, into, for example, the cause of the sinking of a ship.
He was swamped in it, slowly sinking in to the mire of documents and decisions he could no longer even think of how to make.
But the alternative is to watch the political class sink further in public esteem.
Ironically, when the teeth of the plot sink in, the introduction of the supernatural nemesis, Ghost Machine begins to lag.
The denser sand on top sinks while light sand on the bottom rises, creating swirling vortices akin to the convection rolls that are common in gases heated from below.
Later that day, other enlisted radiomen/gunners helped even the score, protecting their dive-bomber pilots as they wiped out the enemy carrier force, sinking all four Japanese flattops.
There was also a sink, some graffitied lockers, and a small table.
On the water, meanwhile, the last White Lilies are sinking beneath the surface, the last gay Pickerel-Weed is gone, though the rootless plants of the delicate Bladder-Wort, spreading over acres of shallows, still impurple the wide, smooth surface. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 62, December, 1862
Slowly, the moon travelled across the sky, rising higher and dipping lower, until it began to sink below the treetops in the West, and kiss the tip of the horizon.
At least a man can't be hanged for sinking a pedalo. posted by Glyn Davies at Archive 2007-03-01
But instead of sinking his teeth into a succulent pork, egg and pastry treat, Mr Davis found he was crunching glass.
Bold teal paint livens up this cottagey children's bathroom where it covers a vintage clawfoot tub, old-fashioned sink and walls above crisp white paneling.
The sea is rising, the city is sinking, and the damage to its historic buildings, bridges and artworks is becoming increasingly apparent.
Voices raised with excitement came from a fourth group, clustered round the sink in the corner of the room.
Each day we seem to sink deeper into the quicksand of self-indulgence.
Many of the bathrooms are pretty old, with white tiles, porcelain sinks ... Nick Carr: Open House New York: Exploring the (Nearly!) Empty Post Office Building on 8th Ave
Every type of boat was pressed into service to rescue passengers from the sinking ferry.
Kathryn had never been the same since, whilst her father had begun to sink deeper into a pit of depression. A SHRINE OF MURDERS
Following Blockley's death, his parents founded the Leo Blockley Memorial Campaign, which campaigns for safer rowing boats with the ability to withstand swamping or sinking.
There was no worn channel for the creek, and its waters, dammed up, diverted, flying through the air on giddy flumes, trickling into sinks and low places, and raised by huge water-wheels, were used and used again a thousand times. LI-WAN, THE FAIR
The sink had overflowed and the kitchen floor was awash.
But, as Limerick City Council, Limerick County Council and countless others are allowed sink so low that they cannot even empty the bins, Leinster House funks the fundamental issue.
A roomy soapstone sink - Tom's idea - took the place of a shallow stainless-steel model; the soapstone complements the honed granite on the countertops.
Mop up turkey juices with a paper towel, then use an antibacterial cleanser to wash down the counter and sink.
We were sinking fast, and the captain gave the order to abandon ship.
The following year a sinking fund was established in an effort to amortize the debt.
I felt chained to the kitchen sink .
The utility room off the kitchen also has fitted units and a sink.
Not a month goes by but someone else flees the sinking ship, following in the tiny footsteps of their predecessors, the shipside rodents. America is Lost--and We Lost It
It took a moment for the implications of what she was saying to sink in.
Just as the exquisite sea-anemones and all the graceful ocean-flowers die out at some fathoms below the surface, the elegances and suavities of life die out one by one as we sink through the social scale. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 20, June, 1859
Parties of a town: The butchery, The cause-way, The sink, The obeli-sk, The low eating house, The prison, geol. 16 posts from March 2010
But despite all these misgivings, I must confess I fell for the movie hook, line and sinker.
Most fluid-filled products permit a high degree of immersion, allowing the body to sink into the surface as the surface conforms to bony prominences.
And if you plan on transporting the kitchen sink, it can tow up to 3.5 tonnes. The Sun
We put in a new sink
Our boat will sink unless we bail .
The words were like poison, sinking beneath my skin and tainting me.
I finished eating my cereal and put it in the sink when I heard Kay coming down the stairs.
What could be nicer than to shimmy into the Caramel Room, sink into a lovely armchair and match a cake to your purchase?
From hard-edge science fiction to high-flown fantasy, comic books to film noir, high culture to sub-culture… we sink our teeth into it all!
We came to the small medieval town of Orchha as the sun was sinking from a pink and grey sky shot with golden threads.
When I got to my locker , guilt had begun to sink in.
The sinking of bodies in water has likewise the same effect, as I remember to have heard of bottles of wine being let down into a deep well to cool, but through accident or neglect being left there for many years, and then taken out; and that the wine not only was free from sourness or flatness, but tasted much finer, owing, it would seem, to a more exquisite commixture of its parts. The New Organon
If you must use a bathtub, washtub, or kitchen sink to wash screens.
An explanation that I favour for the sinking is that the snort mast float valve jammed open, flooding the boat.
Lan shut his eyes tight, sinking his head down a little in embarrassment and shyness.
That combined with the Hillary & Bill Appalacian bus tour ... to udo the "kitchen sink strategy" ... would give Team Obama a landslide victory in November of 2008. Carter: Obama-Clinton ticket unlikely
One study discovered that hairbrushes contained more germs than sink plugholes and doggie bowls. The Sun
It did eventually sink into a murky mire of sickening sentimentality that left me feeling nauseous, but hey, that's just me.
A fresh egg will sink and an old egg will float.
These award-winning ales have been sunk in Helsinki, knocked back in New York and tippled in Tokyo.
They had had to ram the boat into the bank in order to avoid being swept away - or sinking, since the planking proved far from watertight. THE GREENSTONE GRAIL: THE SANGREAL TRILOGY ONE
Eskimo kaiak or skin boat, made of dressed seal hides stretched around a framework of whale ribs or wood, with an opening in the top only large enough to accommodate the sitting body of one man, is one of the most perfect contrivances in the world for water travel, being light, swift, and practically unsinkable. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy
She's bunged the sink up with tea leaves.
The Reds and Rockies played that "nothing to lose" role, while St. Louis was the NL's big second-half team — like Oakland, a "chugger" — roaring past the sinking Cubs for a playoff berth. USATODAY.com - Mets may be in position to 'chug' into playoffs
A pin array is connectively disposed between a surface region of a heat sink and a surface region of an entity to be cooled.
A television programme recreating the sinking of the Second World War battleship, Royal Oak, was broadcast on Grampian TV on Friday night.
It seems that happiness today has been reduced to acquiring newfangled gadgets, gizmos or gigagobblers that do absolutely everything but clean the kitchen sink.
No longer could I stand for barely a minute, I had begun holding onto walls for support as I walked, I coughed and yacked indescribable things into the bathroom sink, I yelled at the kids playing on my yawn. Spilling Sand
Cracks most commonly occur at the re-entrant corners in sink openings, where the concrete is only 2 or 3 inches wide.
Pheobe plugged the drain in the sink and filled it up with warm water.
Pat washes off the dissection tray in the lab sink and puts it back on the table; bleaches the table as well because the teacher told him to.
This is serious business: history has shown that profusions of bloodsuckers will sink great nations.
I felt a kind of qualm of faintness and downsinking about my heart and stomach, to the dispelling of which I took a thimbleful of spirits, and, tying my red comforter about my neck, I marched briskly to the session-house. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction
With eleven seconds left to play, Arizona State sinks a basket.
We landed about a hundred feet from the headquarters ten, sinking into the grass up to the cargo deck.
And, if you come across a paper towel dispenser with a lever, use your elbow instead of your hands - and don't touch the sinks, door handles or toilets after you've dried.
Most Brother machines gave weaving brushes which are built in to the sinker plate.
Everything bar the kitchen sink has to go… from cuddly toys to the cars standing on their driveway.
Tip the dirty water out of the bowl and into the sink.
Recently, the underspending on sink schools and difficult pupils has been partly reversed, but this isn't nearly enough. Times, Sunday Times
At some point their rates will be what we call actuarially sound," Sink said. Local News from Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Unscrewing all of the knobs from the kitchen cabinets and hiding them all over the kitchen is not going to make me more willing to show you what is in the cupboard under the sink. Archive 2006-04-01
It's easy to notice that these miscreants are overwhelmingly white, educated, and well-heeled enough to sink enormous expense and labor into realizing a few days of whimsy and weirdness.
Quite a few of them would have dreamed about sinking into the low saddle of a Harley Davidson chopper and thundering off with the feet resting up front and the hands on high handlebars.
It also accounts -- the sinking of the Edinburgh, I mean -- for the rather underhanded decision to use the San Andreas. SAN ANDREAS
There were extreme examples of sink schools that had to be closed down, but these were very few and far between.
Instead, children were simply held back in classes with pupils many years their junior, through what has been described as a ‘sink or swim policy’.
Maybe you just sit in a corner and sink quietly into oblivion, snoring loudly for the rest of the evening.
There's no shower at work, but Mac keeps deodorant, talcum powder and other toiletries in his locker so he can clean up a little, using the men's-room sink.
For the same sorts of reason that sinking ships need lifeboats. Times, Sunday Times
Golf courses once tamed and made to look impotent are sinking their teeth into him. Times, Sunday Times
The next morning, while wading a long stretch of the river, I begin to sink in sand.
The results showed that large droplets have slightly reduced retention in corn but have increased absorption, resulting in increased translocation of glyphosate to growing sink tissues.
Whatever he touches withers in his grasp and sinks from view into a muck of despair, negativism and nihilism.
To avoid the effect of unidirectional layered compression summation method without considering side swell, the approximate calculation formula for estimating sluice(dam) foundation sinking is derived.
Never having been confronted with this question before, the usually voluble scientist answers evasively, and it temporarily sinks her mission as Earth's representative to other worlds.
The toilet wasn't leaking , and the bathroom sink wasn't leaking.
The screw holds in the shroud line up easily with those in the heatsink base, and the four small screws supplied attach the cover firmly.
Huge lead weights are then attached to the bottom of the sub and it sinks quickly.
They've seen the value of their investments sink - so why would they put good money after bad?
Either way, people have done it, and if you want to, you can completely fishify your water closet with integrated fish tanks in your sink, bathtub, and toilet. OhGizmo!
You can even countersink and cover the screws with a dab of caulk.
These toys will be around for a year or two, then fade/slide/sink into oblivion.
Even her buoyant presence fails to keep this cinematic clunker from sinking.
Visitors from industry will once again criticise the sheer numbers of graduates there and question the thinking behind such oversupply - the vast majority won't get jobs as designers and will be justifiably upset when the truth sinks in. Archive 2004-05-01
The body spilled from the spire, sinking into the sand below.
The captive wave places so much drag on the hull that it cannot climb up the wave's back and move ahead of it; the vessel sinks into the trough between crests.
He watched the yellow cabs sink into soulful dusk, that particular spendthrift light that falls dyingly on Park Avenue in the hour before people take leave of the office and become husbands and wives again, or whatever people become in whatever murmurous words when evenings grow swift and whispered. Underworld

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