plunge into

phrasal verb

plunged into; plunging into; plunges into

: to push (something) into (something) quickly and forcefully

He plunged the knife into the cake.

I plunged the sponge into the bucket of water.

: to start doing (something) with enthusiasm and energy

She plunged (right) into the assignment.

: to suddenly begin to be in (a particular and usually bad condition or situation)

He plunged into a severe depression.

: 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 The American Heart Association has warned that shocking the body with cold water could do more harm than good, while the British Heart Foundation recommends that people with heart conditions seek medical advice before plunging into icy waters. —

Emily Peck, WIRED, 23 Apr. 2024 But making people feel welcome after a lifetime of feeling excluded requires methods other than the standard practice of memorizing grapes, places and producers and plunging into describing aromas and flavors. —

Eric Asimov, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024 He is subsequently caught up by his past and plunged into a state affair. —

Patrick Frater, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024 Six construction workers died when the span plunged into the Patapsco River in the early morning hours of March 26. —

Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024 With Cowboy Carter, her first full-length plunge into country music, Beyoncé steps in front of the podium to deliver some lessons of her own. —

Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024 Authorities are working to recover the bodies of six workers who are presumed dead after a cargo ship struck the bridge early Tuesday morning, sending the structure — and anyone on it — plunging into the frigid Patapsco River. —

Joel Rose, NPR, 27 Mar. 2024 His grandfather, a field worker from Mexicali, survived the 1974 crash of a farm laborer bus that plunged into an irrigation canal near Blythe, killing 19. —

Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024 Springs Exploration: Wakulla and Three Sisters Escape the Florida heat by plunging into the refreshing springs of Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park and Three Sisters Springs. —

Jp Shaffer, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024

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