submerge
Example Sentences
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Six years later it was submerged, only to come and go with drought cycles that have left it increasingly embalmed in salt.
In “An Experiment,” an assistant draws the curtains on the moon to heighten the uplighting from a candle beneath a vase of water that contains a submerged skull.
On Thursday they said two bodies had been found inside the vehicle, which was submerged in floodwaters.
From BBC
Rapid improvements are making Beijing’s underwater navy quieter and faster, capable of carrying more advanced weapons and better sensors and able to remain submerged for longer.
When the gold reached my mother’s chin, she looked panicked, like she was submerged in water and didn’t know how to swim.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
