The phrase "sunken place" refers to a feeling of being trapped or isolated, unable to speak up or express oneself freely. It often represents a state of mental or emotional suppression, where one feels powerless and controlled. Full definition
National Book Award Finalist M.T. Anderson captures all these and more in his new novel for middle - grade readers, The Game of Sunken Places. (bookpage.com)
Too many spirited conversations with colleagues and young members of the movie industry, too much excited chitchat about how everything had changed, too many tweets riven with Sunken Place GIFs, and too much wonder over what it would mean for the future of the Oscars if the show could follow its historic Moonlight moment with a genuinely transgressive acknowledgment of Jordan Peele's social - thriller - horror - comedy - documentary as best in class. (theringer.com)