How to Use submerged in a Sentence

submerged

adjective
  • Add short ribs and place a small plate on top of short ribs to keep submerged.
    — Bon Appetit, 19 May 2017
  • And the submerged pool seats keep guests cool when viewing on hot days.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2023
  • And the submariners can remain submerged for months at a time.
    — ABC News, 22 May 2022
  • The next shows ticklish pond weeds and a blissful pair of submerged feet.
    — Julia Turner, New York Times, 12 May 2017
  • Part of the wood should stay submerged; keep part exposed above the water.
    — Jennifer Rude Klett, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Photos from the state show roads turned into rivers, with cars toppled and half-submerged.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 26 May 2021
  • But now, with its lack of submerged mass, the thin, light ice was more susceptible to wind.
    — Adventure, 23 Dec. 2020
  • Divers donned gear such as snorkels and took the plunge within submerged cages as the sharks, lured by bait, swam nearby.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Best said the underwater end had to be deep enough to stay submerged in the coming weeks.
    — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 21 May 2022
  • These vessels ride on submerged, winglike structures called foils.
    — Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Three teens, a 15-year-old and twin 18-year-olds, got out of the submerged cart on their own.
    — Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Be sure to keep your feet up and pointed downriver to avoid getting your feet stuck in submerged rocks.
    — Peter Reese, Popular Mechanics, 11 Aug. 2017
  • The crash caused the catamaran to become submerged.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Donna thinks maybe they were put in the lake to keep something from coming out, used as a sort of ward against a submerged evil.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • These spheres will be arranged on 115 lines anchored to the ocean floor and held taut by submerged floats.
    — Dhananjay Khadilkar, Ars Technica, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The key to getting bass to bite was reeling the crankbait along the top of submerged vegetation.
    — Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Now, the shops were half-submerged, the green spaces and parking lots looked like lakes, the cars turned into boats that could not float.
    — Carter Sickels, Outside Online, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Howle said two men died after they were trapped in a submerged car, raising the overall death toll in the state to 33.
    — Rafiq Maqbool, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2019
  • In the case of the sperm whale, that density of myoglobin paired with large body size means the whale can stay submerged for nearly two hours.
    — Perrin Ireland, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2013
  • The absence of submerged tests triggered delays and penalties.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Its waters, shielded by a submerged reef, draw swimmers and snorkelers to seaweed beds and darting fish.
    — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Multiple vehicles became submerged and in at least one case, a driver had to be rescued from the roof of her car.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 26 May 2026
  • While coal’s decline, portions of the Big South Fork almost wound up submerged.
    — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
  • The boy remained submerged for several minutes before being pulled out.
    — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Until now, most expeditions have only allowed scientists to stay submerged for a few hours at a time.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Trolling through deep sections of submerged timber, Bennett and Shad tried to sight fish for cruising largemouth.
    — Kubie Brown, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The heart of the program at Lake Siskiyou is a series of large submerged pens in a dock structure at the marina.
    — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 22 Oct. 2020
  • The other is edged by a high, steep, rocky bank, and the water there is perhaps 20 feet and peppered with submerged boulders, some the size of trucks.
    — Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 12 May 2018
  • They are designed to sneak in close to their target undetected, and launch surprise attacks while remaining submerged.
    — James Dwyer, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
  • For best results, cut branches at a 45-degree angle with sharp pruners and make sure the cut ends of the branches always stay submerged in water.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2025

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