How to Use submerge in a Sentence

submerge

verb

• The town was submerged by the flood.
• We watched as the divers prepared to submerge.
• After boiling the broccoli, submerge it in ice water to stop the cooking process.
• She's a marvelous actress who submerges herself totally in her roles.
• Remove the pan from the heat and submerge the herbs in the oil.
  — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 7 Oct. 2020
• Add ice to the brine if the ham is not fully submerged.
  — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2024
• Take a piece of ice in the shape of an hourglass and submerge it.
  — Quanta Magazine, 6 Oct. 2021
• But to submerge the fleet would be to cede the surface of the ocean, and the skies above it, to enemy forces.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 9 May 2022
• Fill a large bowl with cold water and submerge the bag in the water.
  — Samantha MacAvoy, Good Housekeeping, 27 June 2022
• Remove from the heat and pour the brine over the onion to completely submerge.
  — Dallas News, 2 Nov. 2022
• Pour enough hot water to wet the grounds but not submerge them.
  — Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2020
• Six to eight soldiers can submerge their arms at the same time.
  — David Schechter, CBS News, 3 July 2024
• His car, parked near the field, was submerged in water.
  — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024
• In a small bowl of cool water, submerge the gelatin sheets to soften.
  — Joanne Rosa, ABC News, 24 Nov. 2021
• The video showed swathes of the city appeared to be a vast lake with houses submerged up to their roofs.
  — CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
• The watch may take on damage if submerged in water or left out in the rain.
  — Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 30 Aug. 2023
• Add the pasta and stir to submerge and separate the pieces.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 9 Nov. 2020
• Push on the peaches to submerge them in the liquid and get rid of air bubbles.
  — SFChronicle.com, 17 Sep. 2020
• If that didn’t do the trick, the body was removed and burned, the ashes scattered or submerged.
  — Franz Lidz, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
• Note that the shoes are spot-clean only and cannot be thrown in the wash or submerged in water.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 17 Nov. 2023
• Stir and turn the pork every 30 minutes to keep it submerged in the liquid.
  — Emily Spicer, ExpressNews.com, 15 Apr. 2020
• Transfer the bird to a large bowl filled with ice water to submerge the chicken.
  — Tara Duggan, SFChronicle.com, 30 Oct. 2020
• Place the hat in the soapy water, using your hands to fully submerge it.
  — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2023
• The resurgent seagrass has sharp edges, and at high tide swathes of it are submerged.
  — Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2024
• Use a small plate or other object to keep the shrimp submerged.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2024
• Just add the eggs to the pot, submerge them completely in cold water, and then add one more inch.
  — Paul Kita, Men's Health, 15 Dec. 2022
• The plane crashed and became fully submerged in the water.
  — Charna Flam, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
• The fire department found a 9-year-old who had been submerged.
  — Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2024
• Then Gordon Gano started singing, his vocals submerged in the bass-heavy clatter.
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
• There are two main types of brining: wet brining, which involves submerging the turkey in a liquid solution; and dry brining, where a salt rub is applied to the surface of the bird.
  — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024