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

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

From Salon • May 11, 2025

During those storms, floodwaters surged into the Tulare Lake Basin, submerging roads, breaking through levees and inundating farmlands, where workers rushed to move equipment to high ground.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025

Suddenly Jason's feet fell through, his head submerging.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton