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

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

Speaking over video chat last month from his North Salem, N.Y., home, Menken reflected on bringing “Aladdin” to the stage, plunging back into “The Little Mermaid” and the endurance of his legacy.

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2023

The health ministry reportedly expects those numbers to jump in coming days, raising concerns that Israel is plunging back toward a crisis.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2021

Kaya stood with the reins uplifted, dragging back on the bits; and the horses were rearing, plunging, back on their haunches, slipping on the ice.

From The Black Cross by Briggs, Olive M.