sunken

Example Sentences

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They think it could be from a stone age society whose disappearance under rising seas was the origin of a local sunken city myth.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

With implausibly identical language, they testified that they had heard her speak of sunken Allied ships after a naval battle in October 1944:

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

A newspaper article, with photographs, led to scrutiny from an enforcement officer of Vermont’s environmental-conservation department, which was concerned about the impact of the sunken enclosure on stream flow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

In a phone interview, police said residents of the village of Las Cuevas reported two Trinidadians were believed to be on the sunken vessel, but could not confirm the deaths.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

While the number of ships that lie sunken on the ocean floor is truly amazing, so too is the number of shipwrecks that have been discovered and, in many cases, excavated.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler