submerged

Example Sentences

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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

Forecasters at the National Weather Service warned of flooding and said parked cars near the waterfront “will likely become flooded and/or submerged.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile, she stayed submerged for three minutes at a time.

From Los Angeles Times

James Winslade, a beef and arable farmer from Somerset, has seen more than 90% of his farm submerged in the recent rains, and said he is days away from losing his crops to rot.

From BBC

The bus would be completely submerged within minutes.

From Literature