The water didn't sink too deep, Paul thought.

And for the first year or two the water will simply sink into all these voids in the crust.

When the waters sink in the spring, what will be there?

Lamia swallowed hard and imagined she could feel the water sink all the way down to her feet.

Since then the water has been sinking again.

He had time to drink deeply before the water sank back into the barren earth.

If frozen water sank, just imagine what would happen.

"Not enough water to sink her, but that hull won't float again."

In that one, the water had sunk down to 130 feet.

Here, even if the fire is not so hot, the water can sink beneath the surface of the less dense flammable liquid.