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sunken

[suhng-kuhn] / ˈsʌŋ kən /
ADJECTIVE
depressed, hollowed; submerged
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The image, captured by staff at St. Petersburg’s Sunken Gardens, showed pale pink Chilean flamingos in a public bathroom, tightly bunched outside the restroom stalls.

From Slate • Oct. 4, 2022

That was the tweet from Sunken Gardens, a botanic attraction in St. Petersburg, Florida.

From Washington Times • Sep. 28, 2022

Sunken warships poke out from port waters on the Serbia-Romania border.

From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2022

The Sunken City has become raw material for constructed fantasies.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2021

He jingled for full speed and took a peep to note the bearing of Sunken Meadow spindle.

From Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 by Day, Holman




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