sank

[ sangk ]

verb

1. a simple past tense of sink.

sank

/ sæŋk /

verb

1. the past tense of sink

Example Sentences

Wales sank to an all-time results low in their 143-year international rugby history with a record defeat by Australia in Cardiff.

From BBC

It set off at full speed and reached the Titanic two hours after it had sank in the North Atlantic on 15 April 1912.

From BBC

In March this year, he was among 22 people killed after the rubber dinghy they were in sank in the Aegean sea near Canakkale in Turkey, as they attempted to get to Greece.

From BBC

"My heart just sank when I realised they were missing," she said.

From BBC

Yang has been known to portray the iceberg that sank the Titanic or the adorable Thai pygmy hippopotamus Moo Deng.

From Salon

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• plunge
• ram
• sag
• settle
• slump