sunken

Example Sentences

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Authorities said this will be followed by machinery that will drag nets through the river to scoop up sunken fish.

From New York Times

And he evacuates his bowels into a cistern sunken in the middle of the living room.

From Washington Post

A mudslide in Placer County caused severe damage to a home sunken nearly to its roof in mud, according to the local fire department.

From BBC

For instance, when my cake inevitably comes out sunken or my pie crust doesn't flake, I like to say, "Well, I'm more of a cook than a baker, you know. I don't like exact measurements."

From Salon

The all-volunteer organization trains Black scuba divers to assist in mapping, surveying and preserving ship wrecks, including sunken vessels whose cargo was enslaved captives en route from Africa to the Americas and Caribbean.

From Los Angeles Times