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“Cinque” or “Sank”

cinque / sank are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

cinque s·IH·ng·k

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

sank s·AE·ng·k

  • verbfall or descend to a lower place or level.
  • verbcause to sink.
  • verbpass into a specified state or condition.
  • verbgo under,.
  • verbdescend into or as if into some soft substance or place.
Usage

Examples in context

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“cinque”

  • Cinque scritti morali (1997 – English…
  • …of the Fleet of the Cinque Ports.
  • Cinque Terre Pics Cinque Terre Slideshow…
  • …the other localities of the Cinque Terre, Corniglia is not directly…
  • …the comune of Vernazza within Cinque Terre.
  • …and re-appointed Admiral of the Cinque Ports he held both offices…
  • …both Bergamo in Lombardy and Cinque Terre in Liguria.
  • …of La Spezia) or the Cinque Terre the light can be…
  • …as an Admiral of the Cinque Ports by Edward I of…
  • …in the Parco Nazionale delle Cinque Terre, Italy

“sank”

  • …Canal, and Great Lakes, and sank in January 1858.
  • He sank the long-range German U-boat U-859,…
  • U-125 sank her with gunfire.
  • …Victoria were rescued before she sank.
  • …the Dutch botanist Anthonius Leeuwenberg sank two species, B. legendrei and…
  • …company's liners, caught fire and sank with the loss of more…
  • In four patrols she sank no ships.
  • …the German U-boat torpedoed and sank Partenope north of Bizerte, Tunisia.
  • Two-thirds of the town sank into rubble and ashes; around…
  • She sank two German U-boats and five…

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