Sentence examples for a huge sink from inspiring English sources

The void spaces act as a huge sink and start accumulating gas, perhaps groundwater as well, over time to form a methane reservoir.

Paul was concerned that starting a company would be a huge sink of time and energy, but he couldn't get the idea out of his head.

It's a huge sink that takes a while to fill and so I left the water running while I went to answer a quick email or two, which was incredibly dumb because, predictably, I forgot about the sink.

Later, enterprising explorers discovered the area's true treasure--a huge underground sink, filled with amazingly pure water pooled through centuries of snowmelt.

"I hope not, because it's a huge time sink.

Ordinarily peat bogs are a huge carbon sink.

That's a huge carbon sink and a huge draw for tourists.

The drained marsh area acts like a huge regional sink limiting submarine groundwater discharge.

Pearce goes on to highlight how "oceans are the sleeping giant of climate change": They act as a huge heat sink: 90 per cent of the heat generated by accumulating greenhouse gases is absorbed by the oceans.

Those bits contain much organic carbon, converted from atmospheric carbon dioxide by plants, so if they end up at the bottom of the ocean, the river has served as the transport mechanism for a huge carbon sink.

This process is a huge time sink for teachers.