adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
buried/hidden/sunken treasure
sunken (= having fallen inwards, especially because of age or illness )
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The man's eyes were sunken, with deep black rings around them.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
cheek
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The grey skin; the red-rimmed eyes; the sunken cheeks .
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Fitzosbert's sunken cheeks were liberally rouged and this made his bulbous grey eyes seem even more fish-like.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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sunken ships
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a sunken living room
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After Charlotte's death in 1943, the villagers all noticed how extraordinarily frail and sunken Shaw looked.
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Black sunken eyes like dried figs.
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His eyes were dark and sunken .
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In one corner there is a sunken jacuzzi with a young person in it, moving sinuously in the bubbling waters.
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Lastly it is worth noting any usual features like sunken logs, projecting tree roots and big boulders.
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The church had to be located out of sight in a sunken cul-de-sac west of the village street.
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The inspector looked at his sunken head with compassion.
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The three arc-lamps had come to rest athwart the sunken bomber, sharply illuminating the fuselage and the two wings.