plunge
verb (used with object)
to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge.
plunged
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past participleof plunge.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof plunge.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
plungeverb (used with object)to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge.
Example Sentences
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Bloomberg reported Thursday that Saudi Arabia told members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries its production of crude oil in August plunged to its lowest level since 1990.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Solomon has compared his conundrum to Detroit’s fiscal crisis more than a decade ago, although that city plunged into bankruptcy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Malcolm Marx plunged over at the back of juggernaut maul and a Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu penalty gave South Africa a cushion that Samisoni Taukei'aho's final-play try could dent, but not fully deflate.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
That mass of rock and ice plunged about 800 metres onto a debris-covered glacier, before surging downhill, briefly damming the Lhende River.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
“I wondered where you’d got to,” boomed the Afrikaner as he plunged his hands into a bucket to clean them.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
