And it riseth up wholly like the Nile, and is agitated, and sinkethdown like the Nile of Egypt.
And this is the saddest form of lying, "the lie that sinketh in," as Bacon says, which becomes part of the character and goes on eating the rest away.
These things are the sweetness of "the lie that sinketh in.
But the Soul hereupon sinketh down into the hope of the Grace of God, and standeth like a beautiful Rose in the midst of Thorns, until the Kingdom of this World shall fall from it in the death of the body.
And a lantern without its light sinketh therein, as it telleth, and a lantern with light floateth above.
And therein may no ship row nor sail, for all thing that hath no lifesinketh down to the ground; nor he sustaineth no kind, but it be glued.
Bathing there, O king, one never sinketh into distress (hereafter).
And, O Kali, he that seeketh to curse Nala crowned with such virtues, sinketh into the wide bottomless pit of hell rife with torments.
Bathing there and worshipping the gods and the Pitris, one never sinketh into hell but obtaineth the fruit of the Vajapeya sacrifice.
He never sinketh into hell, but acquireth high success.
He that goeth there never sinketh into hell but ascendeth to the abode of Brahma.
The suicide ever sinketh into hell and becometh the subject of calumnious speech.
Bathing there and worshipping the gods and the Pitris, one never sinketh into hell but obtaineth the fruit of the Vajapeya sacrifice.
You know she likes to hear you sing, 'Now Phoebus sinkethin the west.
She began to warble, "Now Phoebus sinketh in the west.
See that his heart sinketh not under this great calamity.
So he transgresseth yet again, and falleth by little and little, Till the ground crumble beneath him, and he sinketh in the gulf despairing.
An echo in aisles and the solemn portals, Low sinketh this queen by the bier with its freight forlorn; Yet kneeling, 'Hear me!
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "sinketh" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
