1.   A few blankets and a stove that burns donkey dung provide some warmth in a place where the temperature plunges in winter.

2.   But most people just huddle on the hard ground and shiver when the temperatures plunge at night.

3.   But the temperature did not plunge precipitously.

4.   Demand for natural gas, used to heat homes and businesses, usually peaks in January and February, when temperatures plunge, traders said.

5.   Overnight, winds will gradually diminish across the interior where temperatures will plunge below zero in many areas.

6.   Several of mine never even lost all their leaves, even when the temperature plunged well below freezing.

7.   The colors of fall, usually a palette of brilliance, were muted and short-lived as temperatures plunged below freezing in October, weeks earlier than usual.

8.   The nighttime temperatures have plunged to intolerable again, so the Battle of the Thermostat has resumed at our house and there is still no apparent winner.

9.   The temperature plunged, leaving our shoulders stiff with cold and evident in the wedding photos.

10.   Thousands of consumers are expected to choose marketers soon when temperatures plunge and they pay more attention to their heating bills.