dive for
idiom
: to suddenly jump toward (something that is on or near the ground)
He dove for the ball.
When the shooting started, he dove for cover.
—sometimes used figurativelyHer books always have me diving for my dictionary.
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There’s little that compares with the opportunity to watch the most massive predator on land amble across a slope, sit on the sea ice poised to dive for a seal hunt, or hop from ice floe to ice floe.
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Cassidy Randall, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Tuesday night’s play was one of the few Crow-Armstrong actually had to dive for.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 19 June 2025
This would likely wreak havoc in this vast but understudied part of the world that provides crucial habitat to many marine animals that dive for prey as well as to unique species like lanternfish that descend there during the day.
—Tim Vernimmen, JSTOR Daily, 19 June 2025
Josh Naylor grounded a single that Mookie Betts had to dive for just to keep it in the infield.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 9 May 2025
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Cassidy Randall, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Tuesday night’s play was one of the few Crow-Armstrong actually had to dive for.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 19 June 2025
This would likely wreak havoc in this vast but understudied part of the world that provides crucial habitat to many marine animals that dive for prey as well as to unique species like lanternfish that descend there during the day.
—Tim Vernimmen, JSTOR Daily, 19 June 2025
Josh Naylor grounded a single that Mookie Betts had to dive for just to keep it in the infield.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 9 May 2025
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“Dive for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dive%20for. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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