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.
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Sudan plunged into civil war on April 15, 2023, when simmering tensions between the military and the RSF exploded into open warfare in the capital Khartoum and other parts of the country.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 31 May 2025
The theft has meant much of the city has been plunged into darkness.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 16 May 2025
Shortly after noon on April 28, the whole of Europe's Iberian Peninsula plunged into darkness.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 16 May 2025
When the police call on Alison to lip-read the conversations of dangerous criminals, she is plunged into a high-stakes new world.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 15 May 2025
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 31 May 2025
The theft has meant much of the city has been plunged into darkness.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 16 May 2025
Shortly after noon on April 28, the whole of Europe's Iberian Peninsula plunged into darkness.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 16 May 2025
When the police call on Alison to lip-read the conversations of dangerous criminals, she is plunged into a high-stakes new world.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for plunge into
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“Plunge into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plunge%20into. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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