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Discover LudwigThe phrase "sunk ship" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to refer to a ship that has sunk, often used metaphorically to describe a situation that is beyond recovery or a failed project.
Example: "After the financial scandal, the company felt like a sunk ship, with no hope of recovery."
Alternatives: "sunken vessel" or "lost ship."
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But the sunk ship in November shows that North Africans are now risking the choppier winter seas.
What a strange but perfect way to describe a sunk ship, as something that failed to displace water.
"I can't imagine they'd be willing to risk their reputations on attempting to turn around a sunk ship".
However, I go back to the dictum that quantity has a quality all its own; and a sunk ship is indeed a sunk ship.
He and Wai Lin, a Chinese spy on the same case, after avoiding being trapped in the sunk ship, are captured by Stamper and taken to the CMGN tower in Ho Chi Minh City, but soon escape and decide to both collaborate on the investigation.
Look for a sunk ship.
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This is a sinking ship.
It deserts the sinking ship.
"We leave the sinking ship".
"We're on a sinking ship".
ARE the rats leaving a sinking ship?
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