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.
will plunge
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future tenseof plunge.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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And when those large investors want to sell at more or less the same time, which on occasion will be the case, prices will plunge.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2025
"These are our neighbours and friends. They've already built their lives in the UK, and moving the goalposts now will plunge many into deeper debt, uncertainty and trauma," he said.
From BBC ● May 14, 2025
The quality of intelligence collection and analysis will plunge.
From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2024
While leaders met behind closed doors, Jimmy Chérizier, considered Haiti’s most powerful gang leader, told reporters that if the international community continues down the current road, “it will plunge Haiti into further chaos.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2024
Any page now, Aronnax will plunge over the rail of the frigate; not long afterward, he and the Canadian har- pooner Ned Land will find themselves on Captain Nemo’s submarine.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
