plumb

Example Sentences

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Amanda is enraptured with its aspirational luxury: “The house had that hush expensive houses do. Silence meant the house was plumb, solid, its organs working in happy harmony.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

When Emma Hayes took the reins of the women’s national soccer team in 2024, one of her first goals was to plumb the depths of the team’s talent pool.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

Or maybe we’ll plumb new depths of dysfunction in the coming year.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2025

As is often the case when Hamilton struggles, not only does his mood plumb the depths, but the F1 rumour mill spins into overdrive.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025

Once more Penelope visited the library, this time in hopes that she might plumb the mysteries of the schot- tische, but to no avail.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood