plunge into
phrasal verb
plunged into; plunging into; plunges into
1
: to push (something) into (something) quickly and forcefully
He plunged the knife into the cake.
I plunged the sponge into the bucket of water.
2
: to start doing (something) with enthusiasm and energy
She plunged (right) into the assignment.
3
: to suddenly begin to be in (a particular and usually bad condition or situation)
He plunged into a severe depression.
4
: to cause (someone or something) to suddenly be in (a particular condition or situation)
A series of bad management decisions had plunged the company into debt.
The author plunges his readers into a world of fantasy.
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The Context The victims were in a bus, traveling from Shiv Khori temple to Katra, that veered off the road and plunged into a deep gorge after gunmen opened fire on the vehicle.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Spurs’ free cash plunged into the red during the stadium build – and is on the slide again after big transfer outlay
Line chart of Tottenham Hotspur cash and equivalents and Free Cash Flow (FCF), where latter nosedived during stadium build, but is in decline again following big transfer spend.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
The small aircraft plunged into the Platte River south of Fremont at 8:15 p.m. local time on Friday, April 18, killing all three onboard, the Dodge County Sheriff's Office said in a statement on Facebook.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The aircraft fell from the sky on Friday and plunged into the Platte River south of Fremont around 8:15 p.m., the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on Facebook.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Spurs’ free cash plunged into the red during the stadium build – and is on the slide again after big transfer outlay
Line chart of Tottenham Hotspur cash and equivalents and Free Cash Flow (FCF), where latter nosedived during stadium build, but is in decline again following big transfer spend.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
The small aircraft plunged into the Platte River south of Fremont at 8:15 p.m. local time on Friday, April 18, killing all three onboard, the Dodge County Sheriff's Office said in a statement on Facebook.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The aircraft fell from the sky on Friday and plunged into the Platte River south of Fremont around 8:15 p.m., the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on Facebook.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for plunge into
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“Plunge into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plunge%20into. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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