Examples of sunken in a Sentence
Her eyes were sunken and lifeless.
our convalescing guest's sunken cheeks soon filled out on a diet of my mother's cooking
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Among the highlights is a sunken living room sporting a floor-to-ceiling wood-burning fireplace crafted by a European stonemason.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2025
Carlisle Bay is a natural harbor where several sunken vessels are visible from the surface.
—Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The project should be able to take note of sunken vessels or other objects resting on the lakebed.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
Set a short distance away, the guest house features the same decorative brick as the main house but in a different hue, a spacious sunken living room, and a nearby stone patio.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Sunken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sunken. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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