launch into

phrasal verb

launched into; launching into; launches into
1
: to suddenly begin doing or saying (something) in an energetic way
He launched into a speech about doing one's duty.
2
: to start involving (oneself) in (something) in an energetic way
She launched herself enthusiastically into the campaign.

Examples of launch into in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Building a career the old-fashioned way—slow and steady—is not glamorous, but being launched into the stratosphere seemingly at random, with no personal or professional infrastructure in place to support sudden fame, tends to leave musicians stricken, if not traumatized. Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024 Not long after the show begins, Charley has to launch into one of its fastest, most relentless songs — certainly its most enraged. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 June 2024 Once more through the door Wilmore and Williams have done this twice before in hopes of launching into space on the first crew flight of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 5 June 2024 The orbiters were the first reusable spacecraft that launched into space like a rocket, moved in low-Earth orbit like a spacecraft, and landed back on Earth like an airplane on a runway, according to NASA. Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for launch into 

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“Launch into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/launch%20into. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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