plunging back

Example Sentences

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The companion star travels far from the system before plunging back through the dust-filled inner region.

From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025

A Pittsburgh company, Astrobotic Technology, gave it a shot last month, but was derailed by a fuel leak that resulted in the lander plunging back through Earth’s atmosphere and burning up.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2024

I hope only that what I have chosen to make does not offend and send us plunging back into triple-digit, record-breaking temperatures.

From Salon • Oct. 5, 2023

During the show, Campbell strutted down the catwalk in a bedazzled, sheer, floor-length gown with a halter neckline and plunging back.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2023

The thought of leaving the narrow strip of open ground and plunging back into that green maze was more than she could endure.

From The Return of Tharn by Browne, Howard