plumb

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2025

She had focused on romance stories about Navy SEALs but realized she was trying too hard to plumb an unfamiliar topic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

The songs on Del Real’s first solo album — the title yet to be revealed — plumb the depths of silence and sonic expansion.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2025

In effect, the complaint here invites the Journal’s lawyer to use interrogatories and depositions to plumb the entire relationship between the two men.

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2025

“I know you plumb wore out, Miss Love.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns