How to Use sunken in a Sentence

sunken

adjective
  • Her eyes were sunken and lifeless.
  • Tell me about the sunken living room.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Some people have claimed to hear church bells from a sunken church.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN, 31 Oct. 2020
  • As my sunken heart leapt up, my limbs warmed with joy and relief.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
  • That was my first time pulling a person out of a sunken car in a canal.
    — Kimberly Rapanut, azcentral, 11 July 2018
  • Over time, scuba divers and wreck hunters have claimed to have found the sunken ship.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The fish hangs under the sunken boulder, one clear eye on me.
    — Sallie Tisdale, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Rumor has it there’s still a sunken sub down there somewhere.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The finished basement has a sunken media room and a bar area.
    — Saleema Syed, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Webster said her favorite room in the house is the sunken living room.
    — Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Fungal disease shows up on hydrangea leaves as sunken brown spots or black spots.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Swimming in the small lap pool or having drinks on the sunken deck around the campfire?
    — Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 19 June 2026
  • Tante Malkeh pries open the girl’s mouth, and, her old eyes lighted up in their sunken depths.
    — Abigail Deutsch, Harper's magazine, 22 July 2019
  • Of those twenty-three thousand ships, this one was closest to the sunken sloop.
    — John McPhee, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Most of the boating scenes were filmed onsite, along with a few dives to get some footage of sunken ships.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 16 Aug. 2019
  • The first level features a sunken living room.
    — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 12 Aug. 2025
  • On his first trip, my son swam down the funnel of a sunken tug where giant lobsters lurked.
    — Emma O'Kelly, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Dec. 2017
  • The Arizona is not the only sunken shipwreck that still has oil on board.
    — Sanya Mansoor, Time, 6 Dec. 2019
  • Each room features a private sunken patio.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
  • The galleon went down more than 300 years ago with what may be the world's largest sunken treasure.
    — Jim Wyss, miamiherald, 6 July 2017
  • Could someone in the hot tub steal a glance at a guest in the sunken conversation pit?
    — Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Ariel may have found the sunken ship of the King and Queen of Arendelle.
    — Jelani Addams Rosa, Seventeen, 15 Dec. 2017
  • Ariel may have found the sunken ship of the King and Queen of Arendelle.
    — Kara Wahlgren, Seventeen, 1 May 2017
  • Within the light well, a small sunken garden also brings a hint of nature to the space.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Of these incidents, at least four in the past two years have resulted in a sunken ship.
    — Naomi Greenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Starting at the bottom, the open beach club is equipped with a bar, a lounge and a sunken Jacuzzi.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The most prominent art piece is a copper oak tree that stands next to the sunken living room.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2025
  • It may be yellowed, have dark spots or sunken lesions, Kondrat says.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Because of the sunken site, the second-floor windows looked out on ground level.
    — Star Tribune, 17 Dec. 2020
  • The project should be able to take note of sunken vessels or other objects resting on the lakebed.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025

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