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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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Over time, scuba divers and wreck hunters have claimed to have found the sunken ship.
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Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
This fungal disease appears as gray blotches on the bark, eventually developing into sunken cankers.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
And outdoors, the grounds, privatized by dense foliage, span just under a quarter-acre and host a kitchen and barbecue setup, a sunken lounging spot, and an infinity-edge pool and spa flanked by a sundeck.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2024
Any conversation about Din Tai Fung, the Taiwanese restaurant that opened this summer in a sunken plaza near Times Square, quickly descends into a numerical rat-a-tat.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2024
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Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
This fungal disease appears as gray blotches on the bark, eventually developing into sunken cankers.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
And outdoors, the grounds, privatized by dense foliage, span just under a quarter-acre and host a kitchen and barbecue setup, a sunken lounging spot, and an infinity-edge pool and spa flanked by a sundeck.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2024
Any conversation about Din Tai Fung, the Taiwanese restaurant that opened this summer in a sunken plaza near Times Square, quickly descends into a numerical rat-a-tat.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2024
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“Sunken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sunken. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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