Plunged

Examples

• I felt as if, from the order of the systematic world, I had plunged into chaos, obscure, contrary, unintelligible. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• A long silence ensued; during which the Jew was plunged in deep thought, with his face wrinkled into an expression of villainy perfectly demoniacal. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Inexperienced in government, she plunged into all manner of useless expenditure, and swamped her treasury almost in a day. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• In experiment 14 an electric light carbon heated to a red heat at its tip, is plunged vertically into a deep glass of liquid oxygen. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Instantly, Clayton, followed by the two old men, plunged into the jungle, calling the girl's name aloud. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• There seems to have been as little reason in the foreign policy that now plunged Europe into a fresh cycle of wars. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Miss Briggs and I are plunged in grief and despondency for the death of our Papa, Rebecca said. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• His right arm encircled the lion's neck, while the left hand plunged the knife time and again into the unprotected side behind the left shoulder. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• He shouted, too, till he was hoarse; and flying from memory and himself, plunged into the thickest of the throng. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• The time occupied by the apparition of these meteors was comparatively short; suddenly the three mock suns united in one, and plunged into the sea. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• His body, borne by the impetus of his headlong rush, plunged upon me. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• The souls of the disciples were plunged for a time into utter darkness. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• He plunged across the Promenade, leaving Selden to a meditative cigar. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• She had been plunged into new scenes, and had found in them a renewal of old hopes and ambitions. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• But it was an unexplored field into which the telephone pioneers so courageously plunged. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Mr. Micawber was for the most part plunged into deep gloom. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• I unlocked the door, I plunged in. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• With a horrid scream Kala plunged forward upon her face before the astonished members of her tribe. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Plunged into the very vortex of society, you know, Mr. Weller,' said Mr. John Smauker, with a sigh. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The figure had plunged down the precipice, and she felt herself, as it were, attending on the body. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• Here he fastened the rope securely to a stout branch, and then, descending, plunged his hunting knife into Kulonga's heart. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• From brilliant light you are plunged without warning into utter darkness. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• He plunged into the carnage of a hundred battles, but his good Excalibur always brought him out alive, albeit often sorely wounded. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• I have no doubt that this woman had plunged him over head and ears in debt, and so led him into this miserable plot. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• When, therefore, Sam indicated the road, Haley plunged briskly into it, followed by Sam and Andy. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Four years later came the next step towards the natural political map of Europe, when Napoleon III plunged into war against Prussia. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• With frightened shrieks they wheeled once more and plunged on in their efforts to escape. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Riderless thoats plunged hither and thither among the dead and dying. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• As for me, I have had my old Bretton agent here on a visit, and have been plunged overhead and ears in business matters. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• He had left early for the office, where he had plunged into an accumulation of unimportant business. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.

Editor: Sweeney