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

As passengers and crew plunged into the sea, their bodies instinctively redirected blood flow from their limbs to preserve vital organs. —Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025

Small but hard-running tailback Jace Richardson finished off both of his team’s drives with 1- and 6-yard plunges into the end zone. —Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025

All passengers and crew members died when two 737 Max jetliners went down less than five months apart in 2018 and 2019 — a Lion Air flight that plunged into the sea off the coast of Indonesia and an Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed into a field after taking off from Addis Ababa. —Jamie Stengle, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025

But in one of its last acts, the Biden administration declared that the RSF and its allies were committing genocide in a war that has led to the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with part of the country, including the el-Fasher area, plunged into famine. —Sara Monetta, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for plunge into

• hullabaloo
• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup