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

[suhngk] / sʌŋk /








ADJECTIVE
drowned
Synonyms






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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