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

sunk

[suhngk] / sʌŋk /








ADJECTIVE
drowned
Synonyms






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Until now, the largest artificial reef was an aircraft carrier sunk 20 years ago off the coast of Pensacola, also in Florida.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

Whatever that is, it is not the story of a man sunk by leather.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

The percentage of those surveyed willing to go the extra mile to help their employer has sunk from 69% in 2015 to 55% in 2025, according to their survey of 4,656 adults.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Meanwhile, consumer sentiment in France sunk to a 13-year low in October as nationwide protests and questions over the country’s finances continued to cloud the economic outlook.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

The men stepped outside one at a time, looked around, up to the sky, down to the soaked ground that turned into muddy pools wherever their feet had sunk.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago


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