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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

After the costs of London-Birmingham and Cheshire to Manchester are spent and sunk, completing the line from Birmingham to Manchester Airport would represent maximum benefit for the least cost.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

When dealing with Jobs, the sunk cost fallacy was no fallacy at all.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

“A tight boat is a good boat,” my dad used to say, but now he don’t care if the Mary Rose sunk, so it’s up to me to raise her.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick




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