submerge

"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

If Greenland’s ice continues to melt, rising seas will submerge their homes and farms, like those of the Norse.

From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2025

The strong waves would be life-threatening conditions for swimmers and surfers, officials said, and would submerge sand berms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2024

It was like watching a crocodile submerge in a nature movie.You knew the crocodile was planning an attack, but you didn’t know when.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

But at night this thoughtful tenant farmer’s daughter sits in the servants’ hall and submerges herself in serious study.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

No stranger to zingers from his years of playing Jack McFarland on “Will & Grace,” Hayes submerges himself in the despair and despondency that were the fuel for Levant’s storied wit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2023

That inhibits its ability to sink, slowing the overturning circulation that submerges atmospheric carbon and instead leaving it near the surface, limiting the ocean's ability to absorb more of the greenhouse gas.

From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2023

It could not be roped off because water submerges it during high tide.

From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2022

It submerges her throat and her nose, her open eyes that do not perceive salt.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

More disappointing is watching a role held aloft by Witherspoon’s charisma and unsinkable pep be submerged in attitudinal gloom despite Minetree’s best efforts.

From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026

When he opened his eyes, he saw a once-familiar shoreline changing in real time, with swathes of previously submerged coral suddenly pushing above the waterline.

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

A frothy white water splash suggests the presence — and momentary absence — of the swimmer now submerged in cool water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

Most of the islands are, as Antelope was until this year, submerged reefs which in the past had no human settlements.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

Everything on the bottom floor of the reactor buildings—including the diesel generators they so desperately needed to run the reactors—had been submerged in salt water.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

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

"Lay back, float and that involves submerging your ears and trying to breathe normally," he said.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025

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

From Salon ● May 11, 2025

The stern disappears beneath the wave, the main deck is flooded, and the surge hits the helm, submerging me.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman