sunk
Example Sentences
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Price-conscious consumers and off-trend Old Navy dresses may have sunk Gap’s stock on Friday, but some of the clothing retailer’s most prolonged struggles have been in its smallest and most-overlooked brand: Athleta.
From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026
After racing resumed under a green flag, there were only four laps left and Rosenqvist had sunk to third.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
When dealing with Jobs, the sunk cost fallacy was no fallacy at all.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
"It's always been what-if, and now the what-if has come true. It still hasn't sunk in that I'll be there on 17 May playing."
From BBC • May 16, 2026
That makes him sigh and shake his head, like the whole idea of a sunk boat turns his stomach.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
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