submerging

Example Sentences

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In 2022, a 30-metre-high garbage heap at a landfill in West Java's Cipayung triggered a landslide that entered a river, submerging a bridge to the neighbouring village.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Certain actions, such as submerging the ball in water or exposing it to high heat, are prohibited.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

Videos shared online show a giant wave of water gushing through the area, submerging buildings along the path.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

For the next eight years, as if submerging into quicksand, I sank deeper into debt.

From Salon • May 11, 2025

Even after his release from chattel slavery, the nation grew over him, submerging him.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry