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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Dockery is reflecting on a whopping 15 years spent with this character, the two so closely entwined that the reality of never playing her again has, admittedly, taken some time to sink in.
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
The lightweight gel-cream sinks in fast, while niacinamide brightens and smooths over time.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 12 Sep. 2025
The on-site dive shop, Undersea Tobago, runs daily trips to dive nearshore reefs as well as the wreck of the Maverick, a former passenger ferry sunk in 100 feet of water.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
Located in Manhattan's Chinatown neighborhood, the space has become an immersive tribute to the famed film and British ocean liner that sank in 1912.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
The lightweight gel-cream sinks in fast, while niacinamide brightens and smooths over time.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 12 Sep. 2025
The on-site dive shop, Undersea Tobago, runs daily trips to dive nearshore reefs as well as the wreck of the Maverick, a former passenger ferry sunk in 100 feet of water.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
Located in Manhattan's Chinatown neighborhood, the space has become an immersive tribute to the famed film and British ocean liner that sank in 1912.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Sink in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sink%20in. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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