were plunging
- past progressive of plunge.
Example Sentences
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In the wake of the pandemic, while reading scores were plunging in similar California schools, scores at the science-of-reading schools held steady.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
Analysts earlier this year had considered whomever the opposition coalition selected as its candidate to be a virtual lock for presidency: inflation was surging, violent crime was worsening and government approval ratings were plunging.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
Several necklines were plunging V’s, accentuated by a wrap of fabric around the waist or by dazzling embellishments.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 8, 2019
Drenched in sweat, he portrays Jim-Bo’s descent into madness as if both actor and character were plunging into a maelstrom.
From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2019
And by the time I was done, Mr. Powell had erased all the lines, and my tern’s feathers were plunging against the air like all get-out.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
