submerging

Example Sentences

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Certain actions, such as submerging the ball in water or exposing it to high heat, are prohibited.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

Residents told Spanish media that by the time they received the mobile alert, muddy water was already surrounding their cars, submerging streets and pouring into their homes.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

Heavy rainfall in India's financial capital Mumbai has disrupted the lives of millions of people, submerging roads and leading to flight and train cancellations.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

For the next eight years, as if submerging into quicksand, I sank deeper into debt.

From Salon • May 11, 2025

It reminded me of being at home, submerging my head under bathwater and hearing the pinging in the pipes.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides