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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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 And, once again, in case the severity of the situation hasn’t sunk in just yet — the reigning Western Conference champions just totally freaked out and traded away their franchise cornerstone without much logical impetus. —

Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025 China has six such submarines; last year, a seventh sank in the harbor while under construction. —

Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025 The words sunk in and teammates dug deep to make special things happen. —

The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for sink in