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 Netflix film stars Keira Knightley as a reporter plunged into a deadly conspiracy while on assignment on a luxury yacht.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
Marisol is forced to deal with the romantic obsession of a friend’s mentally ill brother, that friend’s disappearance, and being plunged into a landscape that’s less a dystopia than an apocalypse in process.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 10 Oct. 2025
Holland plunges into the magical world at the heart of Los Angeles—and into the path of a magnetic stranger.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
The probe, which launched in 1997, spent years studying Saturn's icy moons before it was deliberately plunged into Saturn in 2017, ending its mission.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
Marisol is forced to deal with the romantic obsession of a friend’s mentally ill brother, that friend’s disappearance, and being plunged into a landscape that’s less a dystopia than an apocalypse in process.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 10 Oct. 2025
Holland plunges into the magical world at the heart of Los Angeles—and into the path of a magnetic stranger.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
The probe, which launched in 1997, spent years studying Saturn's icy moons before it was deliberately plunged into Saturn in 2017, ending its mission.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 3 Oct. 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 21 Oct. 2025.
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