barely submerged

Frequency: 5.05.5 per million words

Indicates that the top is just under the surface.

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Examples (10)

  • The car was barely submerged in the floodwaters.
  • The tip of the iceberg was barely submerged.
  • He could feel the boat barely submerged beneath the waves.
  • The treasure chest lay barely submerged in the shallow water.
  • With the rising tide, the sandbar became barely submerged.
  • The rocks were barely submerged, making navigation tricky.
  • She spotted a curious object barely submerged near the riverbank.
  • The training exercise required the divers to operate in areas barely submerged.
  • As the water level dropped, the foundations of the old bridge were revealed to be barely submerged.
  • The submarine's periscope was barely submerged as it approached the coast.