sunken

Example Sentences

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Historic unemployment, lower quality of life and sunken morale among workers—and it won’t be without consequence.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

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

One of their “light touch” moves included removing planters in the sunken garden area out front so more people can eventually sit out there once the planned restaurant goes in, Herzog said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

A new sunken firepit was installed low to complement the house.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025

Their eyes were sunken and red, and they had the wild look of men driven to the end of their ropes by pain and exposure.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong