sunken
adjective
having sunk or been sunk beneath the surface; submerged.
half-sunken
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a word derived from
sunken.
Example Sentences
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The Greek coastguard said it was informed by Turkey about those rescued from a "half-sunken dinghy" in Turkish waters.
From Reuters ● Mar. 11, 2023
A firefighter leading a search team told reporters that the backpack, containing clothes and a laptop, was found tied to a half-sunken tree trunk in the area that the two men were last seen.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 12, 2022
If you see one half-sunken boat, once you start digging, you can bet there are more.
From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2022
He couldn’t know it in the pitch-black darkness, but just a few paces away lay his own half-sunken sailboat.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 3, 2020
Ellidyr shrugged and strode down the riverbank into the shallows where he looked closely at the half-sunken Crochan.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
