Sentence examples for sink slightly from inspiring English sources

It may sink slightly into the lentils.

The bog is called a quaking bog to indicate the instability of the surface, which will sink slightly beneath a weight.

If your spirits sink slightly when you note that he's written a song about his baby daughter, Right By You scrupulously avoids gloopy sentiment.

Place a clean, damp tea towel on top of the rack and leave for several hours or overnight in a cool place; the cake will sink slightly.

The ground is settling beneath a federal prison being built on an old mountaintop mine site in Inez, causing a guard tower to tilt and part of a building to sink slightly.

I even drove down the hill, open laptop jammed against the steering wheel, until the signal rose enough for another page of news to load and my spirits to sink slightly lower.

Depending on the broker you ask, prices are either holding steady or sinking slightly.

The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond sank slightly, falling below 2.5 percent, while stock markets posted modest gains.

The dining room is sunk slightly below street level and windowless — instead, there are ceiling-high glass cases filled with wine bottles.

Bryce Harper, the Nationals' 19-year-old rookie sensation, had one infield single and went 1 for 4 as his batting average sank slightly to.302.

At the end of each day, my heart sinks slightly when I return to the lamppost and see it has not been stolen.