Sentences with 'sink'
Example sentences and phrases with the word sink and other words derived from it.
• « The portion of ore whose specific gravity (density in relation to water) is less than 2.6 - about 99.5 per cent - is brought to the surface and pumped out. By contrast, diamonds, which have a specific gravity of 3.5, sink along with other heavy substances. This mixture, of which only one hundredth is made up of diamonds, is spread out again on conveyor belts. »
• « "A couple can have a very pleasant conversation by a double sink while she applies her make-up and he shaves," says expert Doris Helmering. »