plumb

Example Sentences

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She had focused on romance stories about Navy SEALs but realized she was trying too hard to plumb an unfamiliar topic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

In effect, the complaint here invites the Journal’s lawyer to use interrogatories and depositions to plumb the entire relationship between the two men.

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2025

Ali: OK, I officially feel hard-hearted, especially since we’re discussing an episode designed to plumb the characters’ and viewers’ emotions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2025

At the other end, Brown complemented her opening partner beautifully with a fiery spell of fast bowling that saw Beaumont plumb in front.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2025

Thus the next several days were to be spent using a plumb line and a measuring stick to obtain the relative positions of all atoms in a single nucleotide.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson