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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Boeing has been in recovery mode for more than six years after Lion Air Flight 610, a Boeing 737 Max 8, plunged into the Java Sea off the coast of Indonesia minutes after takeoff from Jakarta, killing all 189 people on board.
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Ajit Solanki, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Sudan was plunged into a war more than two years ago, when tensions between Sudan's army and its rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces exploded with street battles in the capital of Khartoum that quickly spread across the country.
—Arkansas Online, 4 June 2025
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Citi CEO Jane Fraser urged the Trump Administration to provide greater clarity on the economic context for the U.S. to unlock more investment, as its tariff policy was plunged into chaos following a major court ruling and the tax bill faces a battle in the Senate.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
This sounds like dark stuff, and much of It Was Just an Accident plunges into the multiple traumas Vahid and the others have never managed to get over.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
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Ajit Solanki, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Sudan was plunged into a war more than two years ago, when tensions between Sudan's army and its rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces exploded with street battles in the capital of Khartoum that quickly spread across the country.
—Arkansas Online, 4 June 2025
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Citi CEO Jane Fraser urged the Trump Administration to provide greater clarity on the economic context for the U.S. to unlock more investment, as its tariff policy was plunged into chaos following a major court ruling and the tax bill faces a battle in the Senate.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
This sounds like dark stuff, and much of It Was Just an Accident plunges into the multiple traumas Vahid and the others have never managed to get over.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 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 15 Jun. 2025.
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