Examples of 'have been sunk' in a sentence

Meaning of "have been sunk"

have been sunk - This phrase means that something, usually resources or efforts, has been wasted or lost without achieving the intended result or goal. It implies that the investment or endeavor did not yield the expected or desired outcome, resulting in a loss or failure

How to use "have been sunk" in a sentence

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have been sunk
Pam is believed to have been sunk off.
Wells have been sunk to exploit the naturally sparkling mineral waters.
We were supposed to have been sunk three times.
The latest estimate is that three capital ships have been sunk.
We would have been sunk without him.
Four or five of the barges may have been sunk.
They may have been sunk by storms.
I am sorry your ships have been sunk.
Some must have been sunk with loss of life.
Three more ships have been sunk.
Wells have been sunk here.
Is that a bunch of jap ships have been sunk somewhere.
Three ships have been sunk and may lives have been lost.
All three sides have been sunk.
All transports have been sunk and his choicest troops have been annihilated.

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That ship must have been sunk.
We could have been sunk a dozen times while you have been loading that.
Some of the mail boats must have been sunk.
Ports have been sunk.
Had it stayed in port it would not have been sunk.
We would have been sunk.
The object is to avoid potting your own ball until all others have been sunk.
Our ships have been sunk.
They have been sunk by a captain called Salamander.
She could have been sunk.
While you were on the train back to Delhi three more ships have been sunk.
She should have been sunk.
For sure if the watertight doors had not been shut, we would have been sunk.
Kolberg was erroneously said to have been sunk in the battle in initial reports.
East south and west … all three sides have been sunk.
Derelict ships and military vehicles have been sunk in some cases to create artificial reefs.
By the end of the battle, three Japanese carriers have been sunk.
The Titanic may not have been sunk by an iceberg.
They have been sunk by a captain called Salamander. Three have already been sunk, sir.
Of the battleships have been sunk.
The species have been sunk into synonymy with Vangueria.
She is the only submarine known to have been sunk by a battleship.
They have been sunk by a captain called Salamander! Three of them already been sunk, Sir.
American ships have been sunk.
No warning was given. The latest estimate is that three capital ships have been sunk.
For people whose ships have been sunk by Baptiste.
Have been sunk by German submarines, A number of British cargo ships.
All the species of Tapiphyllum have been sunk into synonymy with Vangueria.
I have been sunk knee-Deep in the meteor-Infected.
The warships that you sent to Scotland have been sunk by the English.
Thirty-one vessels have been sunk and a further eleven put out of action.
All of the village 's ships have been sunk.
A lot of troops ' ships have been sunk they do not tell us about.
Some lunatic was ready to a man's been killed, boats have been sunk.
Free of charge! We would have been sunk without him.

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