沈める
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Meanings
- to sink (e.g. a ship), to submerge
- to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair)
- to floor (an opponent)
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Example sentences
The ship collided with a reef in the storm and was sunk to the ocean floor.
The submarine secretly approached in order to sink the enemy fleet.
He sank his body deep into the sofa and relieved the fatigue of a long day.
The champion was unable to floor his opponent with a single punch.
In ancient warfare, sinking enemy ships was of the utmost strategic importance.
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