Here and there his shoes sank through the balsa-like boards, but the marble steps were still firm.

My shoes sank into the plush off-white carpet.

"My horse threw a shoe or my boat sank, I don't remember which."

My shoes sank moistly in the damp layer of fallen leaves.

The carpet was so thick I was sure my shoes would sink out of sight.

Leaping into the grass beyond, his shoes sank deep into the turf.

Maytera Mint advanced to do so, crossing loose earth into which her scuffed black shoes sank.

Our shoes sank into a rich black mud that coated us to the hems of our jeans.

His shoes sank into a thick white carpet.

The floor was carpeted- a thick, gray-black pile that his shoes sunk into without making a sound.