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
The foot of the bridge was a half-sunken enemy galley with Dragonsbane painted on her prow, her bottom ripped out by one of the sunken hulks Tyrion had placed between the quays.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
