submerge

“They then witnessed the shark submerge below the waterline without resurfacing.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025

"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

Back then, the villagers and animals shared the same watering hole, and the rhino would submerge himself in the shallows and wait.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba

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

He submerges a portion of his sweet potatoes in a jar of water and watches for them to develop growths, also known as slips.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2024

According to a release, the design includes horizontal striping “that seemingly submerges the ‘S’ crest below the Navy stripe sea.”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2022

Torrential floods in southern China have disrupted the lives of almost half a million people, as rising water submerges cars and houses.

From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2022

As I reload, Brutus flattens on the ground, rolls the few feet to the water, and submerges.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

Then it emerged again and submerged, rising and falling and growing smaller as it moved further away.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

By dawn, it had completely submerged the first floor of their homes.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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

She clung to submerged rocks and lifted her head above the water.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

In 2022, a 30-metre-high garbage heap at a landfill in West Java's Cipayung triggered a landslide that entered a river, submerging a bridge to the neighbouring village.

From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026

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

Rescue operations are under way in Uttarkashi district after a gigantic wave of water gushed down the mountains into Dharali village on Tuesday, submerging roads and buildings in its path.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2025

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

From Salon ● May 11, 2025

Or consider the Moche, leaders of a military state that overran much of the northern coast, submerging the identities of its victims in its own.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann