sunken

Example Sentences

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A newspaper article, with photographs, led to scrutiny from an enforcement officer of Vermont’s environmental-conservation department, which was concerned about the impact of the sunken enclosure on stream flow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

In a phone interview, police said residents of the village of Las Cuevas reported two Trinidadians were believed to be on the sunken vessel, but could not confirm the deaths.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

Most on board were soldiers with sunken cheeks, emaciated after their years behind bars.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025

Somewhere in a sunken kitchen, copper pans still hang above the range.

From Salon • May 12, 2025

Some of them lay against the walls of the shops, looking as if they’d never get up, their eyes sunken in their heads.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff