Examples of sunken in a Sentence
Her eyes were sunken and lifeless.
our convalescing guest's sunken cheeks soon filled out on a diet of my mother's cooking
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But when a recipe specifically calls for something else, substituting another type may leave you with a sunken cake or flat biscuits.
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
Specialists concluded that the primary influence on the radiation situation in Stepovoy Bay likely stems from other sunken containers of solid waste rather than the submarine itself.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
The study's authors speculate the site may lie at the origin of local Breton legends of sunken cities, according to BBC News.
—CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
At one grave site found just a few miles from Damascus, more than 20 indentations of sunken sand mark individual mass graves where Moustafa, the activist, says about 20,000 bodies are believed to be buried.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 12 Dec. 2025
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
Specialists concluded that the primary influence on the radiation situation in Stepovoy Bay likely stems from other sunken containers of solid waste rather than the submarine itself.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
The study's authors speculate the site may lie at the origin of local Breton legends of sunken cities, according to BBC News.
—CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
At one grave site found just a few miles from Damascus, more than 20 indentations of sunken sand mark individual mass graves where Moustafa, the activist, says about 20,000 bodies are believed to be buried.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Sunken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sunken. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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