bunked

past tense of bunk

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bunked Her claim was immediately disputed, debunked, de-debunked, de3-bunked, and ultimately litigated, with experts and expert neural networks testifying and offering evidence on all sides. Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026 Cabins come in four different configurations, with either one queen bed or two queens bunked on top of each other—the latter would be great for small families—and have a maximum capacity of four guests. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026 Artists and engineers bunked in, the artist’s turtle Rocky charmed visitors, and Rauschenberg created some key works in his studio there. Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026 One of the inn’s most famous residents was author, philosopher and environmentalist Henry David Thoreau, who bunked there briefly in the 1830s while attending Harvard. Joe Yogerst, CNN Money, 27 June 2026 This is where hundreds of workers bunked while building Henry Flagler’s Key West extension of the Florida East Coast Railway, which connected the Keys to mainland Florida. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026 Some bunked in the triangular houses equipped with bottles of Amaro digestif. New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026 While newer stations typically provide each firefighter with a separate bedroom, crews back then often bunked in open barracks with little privacy. Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025 In his photographs of young men of the RAF, Beaton finds a slight homoerotic lens — there’s men sharing cigarettes, bunked together in the trenches and mending clothes on a sewing machine. Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunked
Verb
  • The police compound housed counterterrorism police, who had carried out operations against militants across the province in recent years.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The backstory The hotel is housed in a 19th-century grand palazzo that was previously a transport company headquarters.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Grey marble lined the expansive walk-in shower, and a deep whirlpool bath comfortably accommodated two.
    Vicki Power, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Apparently having finally learned his lesson, Spelling accommodated them.
    Michael Callahan, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • At the scene Friday night, a gray electric Citi Bike could be seen lodged beneath the wheels of a truck belonging to Badger Daylighting, a company specializing in hydrovac excavation whose NYC headquarters are located in the Bronx.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Aerial footage of the crash showed the SUV lodged into the middle of the Metro bus.
    Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

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“Bunked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunked. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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