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  • past participle of sink.
  • past tense form of sink.
Definitions

sunk

[suhngk] / sʌŋk /








ADJECTIVE
drowned
Synonyms






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Its EV sales sunk 40.7% compared to the year-ago quarter, while hybrid-vehicle sales fell 20%.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

And Fitzpatrick's hopes of adding to his 2022 US Open triumph were all but sunk by a ruinous run of three successive bogeys to start his round.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2026

In Capitola, a storm-damaged wharf reopened earlier this year after $10 million had been sunk into repairs.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

Shares have sunk 37% this year amid broad fears that customers could use coding agents to make their own custom versions of Agentforce, Salesforce’s AI agent platform.

From Barron's Jun. 15, 2026

The cow is a sunk cost, and the beans must be taken on their own merits.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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