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.

Examples of plunge into in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The region was recently plunged into bloodshed as two major cartels and various factions fight for control of the country’s southern border with Guatemala. —Simon Romero, New York Times, 25 May 2024

Burma has been plunged into chaos since a military coup in February 2021 led to the rise of an armed resistance that is now working alongside ethnic minority rebel groups, some of which have been fighting the military for decades. —Fox News, 7 May 2024

Now teachers and staff at Saint Augustine's have not received a salary for three months following the institution's plunge into debt of $32 million. —Doc Louallen, ABC News, 4 May 2024

One of them eagerly shares videos of his long trek north, showing people plunging into rushing water and walking through a jungle. —Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2024