submerge

Example Sentences

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"But they are really flat yet prone to human-caused subsidence, so sustained sea level rise could submerge them really fast."

From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2025

The implication of Zandi’s research is that the national economy would submerge under the waves if either of these two gigantic state economies were to falter.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 11, 2025

If Greenland’s ice continues to melt, rising seas will submerge their homes and farms, like those of the Norse.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2025

Once built, the dam's reservoir would submerge an area that is culturally and religiously significant to Tibetans, and home to several villages and ancient monasteries containing sacred relics.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2024

I submerge and scan my surroundings, dodging the many sea creatures peacefully swimming around.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer