dive
Example Sentences
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After realizing that the status quo can be as perilous as a swan dive into the unknown, she bet on herself and made the leap.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
We’ve got gobs of travel news to digest this week, so let’s dive in.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
“He doesn’t dive for balls because he gets there quicker than most guys,” center fielder Darin Erstad said in 2003.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
At each siren wail, the musicians were trained to dive for cover - sometimes mid-session.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Then the hardest part: the dive from the bookcase to the overhead projector cart.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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