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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Even with all that to choose from, Don’s penthouse apartment from season five, with its sunken living room, wood-paneling, and floor-to-ceiling windows, takes the cake.—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 24 Dec. 2024 After the long dinner, wives and sisters-in-law gathered in the kitchen, helping clean up and doing their best to connect in different languages, while the rest of the party moved into the sunken living room.—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024 Searching for sunken treasure has never been like that.—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 The entry foyer leads to a hall lined with shelves that goes to the sunken living room or, down a carpeted hall lined with mirrors, to a bedroom and office.—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sunken
Word History
Etymology
Middle English sonkyn, past participle of sinken to sink
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