be sunk
Example Sentences
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The group organised a farewell ceremony with bagpipers on Tuesday after learning that the ship was to be sunk the following morning.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025
This is the better-than-ten-bagger bet that AI luminaries talk up as they set out plans for trillions of dollars to be sunk into data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2025
It is entirely possible that “Emilia Pérez” will finally be sunk by all the controversies plaguing it this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2025
But terrestrial biomass can be sunk only where supplies of waste are located near suitable bodies of water.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 22, 2023
They all seemed to be sunk in their meditating, or whatever it was they were doing.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
