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Discover LudwigThe phrase "as it sank" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an action occurring simultaneously with something sinking, often in a narrative or descriptive context.
Example: "The ship's crew watched in horror as it sank beneath the waves."
Alternatives: "while it submerged" or "as it descended".
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He would pluck bee after bee from a jar, holding each one with forceps as it sank its stinger into the visitor's skin, then crushing the mortally wounded bee.
They dragged it from the truck and as it sank to its foreknees, its rear legs hoisted to a wall by a metal chain, a man strode forward and cut its throat with a deep sawing motion, the men and children again all chanting "Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar" and filming its death on their smartphones.
Microsoft lost almost half its value as it sank to $61.4375 late last month.
We watched in horror as it sank to its pre-discount sales within days.
Instead, the international community largely turned its back on Yemen as it sank further into poverty, chaos and extremism.
As it sank, nose first, Flip desperately popped the canopy.
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In contrast, Japan is beginning its plan as it sinks into a recession, and it is already spending $120 billion in fiscal expansion to bolster economic output.
The sediment is tan as it floats near the surface of the water, but as it sinks lower its reflective properties change and the colour appears more greenish.
Tumuli on top of Viverdon Down catch light from the sun, almost at its nadir, as it sinks beyond Bin Down near Looe.
As it sinks below the winter landscape, its last rays illuminate the scene unfolding in the trees overhead.
It is not a promise the film keeps as it sinks slowly into gooey mawkishness.
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