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Example sentences from the Web for sinkingMeanwhile, Russia is sinking ever deeper into its economic morass. After His Disastrous Annual Press Conference, Putin Needs A Hug|Anna Nemtsova|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST As Democrats mutter privately that their Senate majority is sinking beneath the waves, their leadership has sent out an SOS. The Only Way for Democrats to Win|Jonathan Alter|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST The U.S. and Russia are sinking billions into nuclear-capable bombers, missiles, and submarines. US & Russia Re-Arming for a New Cold War|Bill Sweetman|September 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST And you go on this boat because of all the hype and the commotion around it, and the boat is sinking. Can Linda Perry Save Music?|Kevin Fallon|July 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Priebus derided the rollout of her new book, Hard Choices, and claimed her poll numbers are sinking. Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: June 15|PunditFact.com|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST The very weight of accumulating strata may either have aided or actually caused the sinking of the long, relatively narrow trough. Geology|William J. Miller It was a lovely evening, very clear and cool, and twilight was sinking upon the scene. Home-Life of the Lancashire Factory Folk during the Cotton Famine|Edwin Waugh And from that moment a new hope commenced for America, and a new inspiration was to bring to sudden buoyancy a sinking cause. Catholic World, Vol. XIII, April to September, 1871|Various The last glorious fragment of the sinking sun fled, and darkness came creeping swiftly over the sea. The Wreck of the Grosvenor, Volume 2 of 3|William Clark Russell How many a heart, sinking under its bitter burden of care, is reawakened to hope by that first spring day of brightness! Verner's Pride|Mrs. Henry Wood
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noun- a feeling in the stomach caused by hunger or uneasiness
- (as modifier)a sinking feeling
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