All that kept her from sinking instantly was the bow of the Dixie jammed into her side.

The two men crawled under their mosquito-nets and sank instantly into the easy sleep of those whose lives are spent in the open.

He sank to the floor instantly, eyes closed.

The first touch of mud under his feet made him try to stand immediately, and his head sank instantly beneath the surface.

The entire production suggested that everything that happened was instantly sinking into history.

He set it aside, and the bright glow of his brazier sank instantly into blackness as its work was done.

As the machine came up to the gate, he leapt into the tonneau and sank instantly to the bottom.

Raymond pressed hard on one of the levers and the chair instantly sank back.

"That is very bad indeed," Morton said and his face sank instantly into lines of despair.

It sank instantly with the total loss of crew.