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

With polished messaging and a surge in advertising spending, Jetten moved beyond his D66 party's traditional themes of climate change and education, plunging into the divisive topics of immigration and a housing crisis. —Reuters, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025

Then his lamp — their last remaining source of light — went out and the three were plunged into utter darkness. —Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025

That brings the total number of oceanfront homes that have been plunged into the waves below to 15 over the last few weeks, rangers said. —Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025

Vigna says the plunge into EVs does not mean its internal combustion engine cars will be any less the company’s focus. —Phil Wahba, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for plunge into

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