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
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But the real bonanza came when Renaissance plunged into equities, a much larger market than currencies and commodities.
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Jonathan Kandell, New York Times, 10 May 2024
ValuJet Flight 592, with 110 people on board, plunged into the Everglades after taking off from Miami International Airport on May 11, 1996.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
On March 26, the Francis Scott Key bridge fell into the Patapsco River after it was struck by a nearly 1,000-foot-long container ship named the Dali — sending several people plunging into the frigid waters below.
—Jonathan Franklin, NPR, 8 May 2024
Horsehead Nebula:New photos from NASA's Webb telescope shows iconic 'mane' in stunning detail
NASA simulations show plunge into black hole
While humanity has learned much more about black holes in recent years since the first one was identified in 1964, the objects remain notoriously mysterious.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
The trio — two mythological figures and a scientist of near-mythological proportions — will spend one more year in orbit before being intentionally plunged into the gas giant’s atmosphere in 2025.
5.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2024
The 25th is for pulling out all the stops and plunging into your Scorpio passion.
—Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
In Entertainment Weekly's cover story on the film, Miller, Taylor-Joy, Hemsworth, and fellow costar Tom Burke open up about their plunge into the Wasteland and reveal what audiences can expect from the latest descent into madness.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 1 May 2024
Transforming a sand mine in Barbados Across an ocean, in the Scotland District of the eastern Caribbean island of Barbados – named, in part, for its green slopes plunging into the ocean – a project to repurpose one of the region’s largest sand mines is also seeking to design a new future.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024
Jonathan Kandell, New York Times, 10 May 2024
ValuJet Flight 592, with 110 people on board, plunged into the Everglades after taking off from Miami International Airport on May 11, 1996.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
On March 26, the Francis Scott Key bridge fell into the Patapsco River after it was struck by a nearly 1,000-foot-long container ship named the Dali — sending several people plunging into the frigid waters below.
—Jonathan Franklin, NPR, 8 May 2024
Horsehead Nebula:New photos from NASA's Webb telescope shows iconic 'mane' in stunning detail
NASA simulations show plunge into black hole
While humanity has learned much more about black holes in recent years since the first one was identified in 1964, the objects remain notoriously mysterious.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
The trio — two mythological figures and a scientist of near-mythological proportions — will spend one more year in orbit before being intentionally plunged into the gas giant’s atmosphere in 2025.
5.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2024
The 25th is for pulling out all the stops and plunging into your Scorpio passion.
—Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
In Entertainment Weekly's cover story on the film, Miller, Taylor-Joy, Hemsworth, and fellow costar Tom Burke open up about their plunge into the Wasteland and reveal what audiences can expect from the latest descent into madness.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 1 May 2024
Transforming a sand mine in Barbados Across an ocean, in the Scotland District of the eastern Caribbean island of Barbados – named, in part, for its green slopes plunging into the ocean – a project to repurpose one of the region’s largest sand mines is also seeking to design a new future.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024
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