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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Photo : Urban Aisle for Sotheby's International Realty A sunken seating spot is tucked off to one side of the yard.—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2025 Aust showed me a sepia portrait of Hiller, who looked out with sunken eyes, a middle-aged man who had already lived through one world war.—Malcolm Hillgartner Tanya Pérez Lance Neal, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 Parked outside of the event center was an airboat used for sunken boat and snowmobile recovery, a service offered by the Bruce family and BruceSki’s Marine Construction of McHenry.—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025 Photo : Nils Timm The pool is flanked by a sunken living room with a fire pit.—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sunken
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Etymology
Middle English sonkyn, past participle of sinken to sink
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