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

I really wish that I had that time to submerge myself that way, but I didn't.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2024

The strong waves would be life-threatening conditions for swimmers and surfers, officials said, and would submerge sand berms.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024

It was like watching a crocodile submerge in a nature movie.You knew the crocodile was planning an attack, but you didn’t know when.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer