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  • past participle of sink.
  • past tense form of sink.
Definitions

sunk

[suhngk] / sʌŋk /








ADJECTIVE
drowned
Synonyms






Example Sentences

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From there, he sunk a 24-footer to go back up by two.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

Looked set for an opening game win but were sunk by a deflected goal in Toronto.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

In Capitola, a storm-damaged wharf reopened earlier this year after $10 million had been sunk into repairs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

"This is the sunk cost fallacy," he said, adding that "it keeps the addictive behaviour loop".

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

My ankle sang a terrible song like my toothache had sunk to my foot.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline




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