ADV
- slowly
- fast
- Fergus was in waist-deep and sinking fast
- deep
- down
- She sank down into the soft soil
PREP
- below/beneath
- We watched the boat sink beneath the waves
- into
- Our feet sank deep into the soft sand as we walked
- (up) to
- He sank up to his knees in the mud
PHRASES
- sink like a stone
- The box sank like a stone
- sink without trace
- It seemed as though the ship had sunk without trace
ADV
- gratefully, happily
- I sank gratefully into the warm, dry bed
- gracefully
- low
- back, down
PREP
- into
- He sank lower into his chair
- onto
- She sank gracefully down onto a cushion at his feet
PHRASES
- sink to the floor/ground
- She sank to the ground, exhausted
- sink to your knees
- The old man had sunk to his knees
