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Example sentences for "went under"

  • The muscles which worked them were very powerful, and they kicked backward with so much vigor that two little jets of spray were often tossed up in his wake as he went under, like the splash from a steamer's paddles.

  • Illustration: "He went under as simply as you would step out of bed.

  • He went under, rose, went under again, fought his way up, and kept on swimming.

  • Then he went under with a splash, and the eager tide had him in its grasp.

  • I went under twice, I remember, and waited calmly for the end; but before the last sinking I heard voices; then I was clutched by the hair, and as I was dragged bodily into a boat I lost my senses.

  • Hows'ever, five of us went under, and the Pawnees made a raise of a dozen mules, wagh!

  • At long distance he saw my bait, and as he went under I saw he had headed for it.

  • The swordfish dove toward us, went under, came up in a two-sheeted white splash, and rose high and higher, to fall with a cracking sound.

  • Then he went under or around the bow and began to take line off the reel for the first time.

  • Frank's mouth was open as he went under, and when he came up gasping there was no boat near him.

  • I saw him go down just before I went under.

  • I remember he seized me by the legs and I went under.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "went under" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    about one; great uneasiness; mean what; military salute; promise from; should like very much; these was; three witnesses; went aboard; went abroad; went afterwards; went and; went ashore; went back; went before; went every; went home; went into; went myself; went off; went over; went past; went round; went straight; went then; went towards