submerge

Example Sentences

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"But they are really flat yet prone to human-caused subsidence, so sustained sea level rise could submerge them really fast."

From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2025

The implication of Zandi’s research is that the national economy would submerge under the waves if either of these two gigantic state economies were to falter.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 11, 2025

They had been opposing plans to build the Gangtuo dam and hydropower plant, which would displace several villages and submerge ancient monasteries with sacred relics.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2024

I really wish that I had that time to submerge myself that way, but I didn't.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2024

When I first submerge my feet in the frigid water, they hurt so badly I yank them out again.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen