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Meanings of sudden plunge in English

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Usage of sudden plunge in English
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It came with a sudden plunge upon the earth, drenching all things.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 / A Magaz...
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It frightened her-thesheer sudden plunge of it from the heights.
The Call of the Canyon
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The road took a sudden plunge among the spurs of two converging hills.
Noughts and Crosses: Stories, Studies and Sketches
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In that case there might be no sudden plunge, after all.
A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder
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There they clung, all desire for fight wiped out by the sudden plunge.
Followers of the Trail
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Then, as the craft took a sudden plunge, he leaped for a seat.
Curlie Carson Listens In
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The buffaloes often found there might in a sudden plunge of thirst sink it.
The Wedding Ring / A Series of Discourses for Husbands and Wives...
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After U.S. markets took a sudden plunge last Thursday, the company canceled its IPO.
Reuters
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The soldier, with a sudden plunge, ran his opponent through.
The Southerner: A Romance of the Real Lincoln
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Missy's hazy thoughts took a sudden plunge, direct and startling.
Missy
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Her breath shortened with the thought of it, as with a sudden plunge into water.
The Other Girls
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Sir Everard's heart gave a sudden plunge, quite unaccountably.
The Baronet's Bride; Or, A Woman's Vengeance
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A sudden plunge from the bush-a sickening crunch.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, June 17, 1914
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It was like a sudden plunge into unknown waters, yet many brave women enrolled their names.
Woman's Work in the Civil War: A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, ...
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The Sergeant's horse took a sudden plunge forward.
The Patrol of the Sun Dance Trail
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Suddenly Mr. Coventry disappeared with a sudden plunge, and rolled down a ravine, with a loud cry.
Put Yourself in His Place
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