sunken

Example Sentences

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Those that are for-profit are struggling to turn one, given their large sunken costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Tommy Thompson, 73, discovered millions of dollars' worth of sunken treasure from the 1857 wreckage of the SS Central America, also known as the Ship of Gold, off the coast of South Carolina in 1988.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

With implausibly identical language, they testified that they had heard her speak of sunken Allied ships after a naval battle in October 1944:

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 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

I saw the grey, drawn flesh and the hooded eyes, deep sunken in their sockets, and I made to turn away but she held me.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya