ascend
Example Sentences
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Speaking to the BBC, McCartney said visitors will ascend the Savile Row building and see "various things" including memorabilia before they can "pretend to be a Beatle" on the roof.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
But without the scene there would be nowhere for Mary to ascend.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
Participants also reported how many flights of stairs they climbed daily, based on the estimate that each flight takes 8 seconds to ascend.
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026
"After recording several takes of this work... she quietly turned to me and said, 'This one is good. I would like to have this one played when I ascend into heaven'."
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
I explained to Linda and anyone else who expressed skepticism about my Himalayan qualifications that I didn’t expect to ascend very high on the mountain.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing ascend
"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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"The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak, Part Six
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