"Farewell,General Lee! I wish for your sake and mine that every damned Yankee on earth was sunk ten miles in hell!"

VOA: special.2009.12.24

In a storm, the ship could be driven on to land and severely damaged or sunk.

VOA: special.2009.12.23

The president made the announcements as a new opinion poll shows public confidence in him has sunk to a new low.

VOA: standard.2010.07.13