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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Think of it as a sunken, outside sitting room for year-round entertaining.
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Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
Photo : West Coast Modern Double-height ceilings and light and drama to the sunken living room.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2025
Luxury hotels, houses, and dining spots, painted in pastel shades, earthy tones and classic white, now cling to the dramatic caldera rim that frames the ancient sunken volcano hidden below the Aegean’s navy waters.
—Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 14 Mar. 2025
At the reopening, just before Christmas, officials announced that only 400 people at a time would be allowed into the sunken area in front.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
Photo : West Coast Modern Double-height ceilings and light and drama to the sunken living room.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2025
Luxury hotels, houses, and dining spots, painted in pastel shades, earthy tones and classic white, now cling to the dramatic caldera rim that frames the ancient sunken volcano hidden below the Aegean’s navy waters.
—Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 14 Mar. 2025
At the reopening, just before Christmas, officials announced that only 400 people at a time would be allowed into the sunken area in front.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Sunken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sunken. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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