Explore Sunken through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like recessed or hollow. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Sunken in a sentence
Sunken meaning
past participle of sink
Using Sunken
- The main meaning on this page is: past participle of sink
- Useful related words include: deep-set, recessed, hollow, submerged.
- In the example corpus, sunken often appears in combinations such as: the sunken, of sunken, sunken vessel.
Context around Sunken
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sunken
- In this selection, "sunken" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, searching, inflection, find, eyes, float and boats stand out and add context to how "sunken" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a sunken float rust and became a sunken vessel housing. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sunken" sits close to words such as abbot, adverts and apathy, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sunken
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Divers searching sunken boats in Acapulco this month. (8 words)
Head northeast from the Sunken Ruins along the coast. (9 words)
My body became a sunken vessel housing my mind. (9 words)
A particularly annoying issue in our rental is that the carpeted lounge room – which sits between a tiled kitchen and the entryway – has sunken by around four centimetres, and no robot I’ve tested that goes in there can get out. (41 words)
Footage posted on social media suggested more vehicles were impacted, however: apart from the sunken vehicle in Salini which was flagged to the police, people also shared images of another car submerged at Veċċja point in Xemxija. (37 words)
It was always with the same musicality, his inflection, sunken cheeks, jowls that were youthful at sixty, as though all that jetting around kept him young. (26 words)
Why sully that by signing off with a shucking and jiving, borderline sunken place expression of fear of the white gaze? (21 words)
Can the Captain of the Sunken Super-Yacht Be Charged? (10 words)
Example sentences (20)
A sunken float, rust in the jets, or just a “gummed up” carb can cause all sorts of no-start problems.
Divers searching sunken boats in Acapulco this month.
Do not make the mistake of fishing a sunken tree from a perpendicular position, or straight across from the cover.
Footage posted on social media suggested more vehicles were impacted, however: apart from the sunken vehicle in Salini which was flagged to the police, people also shared images of another car submerged at Veċċja point in Xemxija.
Head northeast from the Sunken Ruins along the coast.
It should be a great time, and I am only slightly worried that our featured speaker during the cruise is an expert on sunken ships.
It was always with the same musicality, his inflection, sunken cheeks, jowls that were youthful at sixty, as though all that jetting around kept him young.
My body became a sunken vessel housing my mind.
Play as a diver trying to find sunken treasure, or as a shark trying to kill literally every human under the sea.
Residents board a sunken barge lodged beside a bridge in Barangay Iponan in Cagayan de Oro City on Dec. 5, 2012 to salvage materials.
Symptoms of dehydration include feeling tired, dark yellow urine, sunken eyes, headache and feeling lightheaded.
The landscaped lot, near town amenities and a wildlife refuge, has lawns, trees, and a blue-stone patio with firepit, sunken spa, and outdoor kitchen.
The movie's impact is so wide that "the Sunken Place" — a concept from the movie — quickly slipped into parlance.
The Spring Flower Show in St. Paul's Como Park Zoo and Conservatory takes full advantage of the light-filled Sunken Garden.
Why sully that by signing off with a shucking and jiving, borderline sunken place expression of fear of the white gaze?
Ahmed Cannan, a toddler with sunken eyes and an emaciated face, lay on a bed at Al-Awda clinic in Rafah, wrapped in a yellow cardigan.
A particularly annoying issue in our rental is that the carpeted lounge room – which sits between a tiled kitchen and the entryway – has sunken by around four centimetres, and no robot I’ve tested that goes in there can get out.
But in other cases, it's just that the structures in the sunken city have proportions and angles that seem somehow off or impossible.
Can the Captain of the Sunken Super-Yacht Be Charged?
Children will enjoy exploring the vast garden grounds where there is a sunken trampoline.
Common combinations with sunken
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the sunken 46×
- of sunken 11×
- sunken vessel 9×
- sunken ships 6×
- sunken eyes 6×
- sunken garden 6×
- sunken vessels 5×
- with sunken 5×
- sunken ship 5×
- on sunken 4×