submerging

Example Sentences

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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

Residents told Spanish media that by the time they received the mobile alert, muddy water was already surrounding their cars, submerging streets and pouring into their homes.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

"Lay back, float and that involves submerging your ears and trying to breathe normally," he said.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 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