plummet
noun
a piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line, used for determining perpendicularity, for sounding, etc.; the bob of a plumb line.
had plummeted
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past perfectof plummet.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Public support for a total ban on handguns in the home had plummeted.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
By 2020, that figure had plummeted to 8.7%.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
By November of that year, the ask had plummeted to $5.9 million, before the listing was removed altogether.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
By 1964 movie attendance had plummeted by 78%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
By 1618, Mexico’s initial population of about 20 million had plummeted to about 1.6 million.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
