sunk
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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