descend
Example Sentences
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She described how hundreds of police descended on the Istanbul mayor's home on the morning of his arrest.
From Barron's
The crash highlighted Turkey’s role as a power broker in Libya, an oil-rich country in north Africa that descended into political crisis and civil war after a 2011 rebellion overthrew former dictator Col.
As helicopters circled overhead, sirens descended on her suburb, and people ran screaming down her street on 14 December, Mary felt a grim sense of deja vu.
From BBC
The small, fully automated rocket took off vertically, and the capsule carrying the tourists then detached in flight before gently descending back to the Texas desert, slowed by parachutes.
From Barron's
Since news of the killing broke on Sunday, the international press has descended on the community.
From Los Angeles Times
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