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Examples of sunken in a Sentence
Her eyes were sunken and lifeless.
our convalescing guest's sunken cheeks soon filled out on a diet of my mother's cooking
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Leicester hoped to convince the U.S. and Jamaican governments to keep passing boats from inadvertently cutting the lines attached to local fishers’ large sunken fish traps.
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Fred Nadis, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
From there, a sunken media lounge has two walls of floor-to-ceiling glass, custom oak shelves, a fireplace, and direct access to the back garden.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 15 May 2024
The airy three-bedroom home near Mulholland Drive has stone floors, walls of glass, a chef's kitchen, and a sunken living room with a fireplace.
—The Week Us, theweek, 7 Feb. 2024
The home has a big modern kitchen; the new wing features high ceilings, glass walls, the primary suite, and a sunken living room.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 25 June 2024
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Fred Nadis, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
From there, a sunken media lounge has two walls of floor-to-ceiling glass, custom oak shelves, a fireplace, and direct access to the back garden.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 15 May 2024
The airy three-bedroom home near Mulholland Drive has stone floors, walls of glass, a chef's kitchen, and a sunken living room with a fireplace.
—The Week Us, theweek, 7 Feb. 2024
The home has a big modern kitchen; the new wing features high ceilings, glass walls, the primary suite, and a sunken living room.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 25 June 2024
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“Sunken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sunken. Accessed 24 Jul. 2024.
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