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

sunk

[suhngk] / sʌŋk /








ADJECTIVE
drowned
Synonyms






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Two 80-metre barges are also being stationed at Paks that could be sunk to raise the water level.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

They never arrived, and might have been lost at sea after the ship they were on was sunk.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

I was in my living room, sunk into the chaise lounge I retreat to, comfortable in a way that now embarrasses me, when I heard my mother’s voice in the other room calling my father.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

On Tuesday night, after the verdict has sunk in, Le Pen will make her intentions clear to French TV on the main 20:00 TV news programme.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

Instead, he had a house built all of bronze and sunk underground, but with part of the roof open to the sky so that light and air could come through.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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