descend
Example Sentences
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The tree, rendered in a rich reddish brown, appears almost upside down—the trunk descending from the upper left corner.
She ditches the elevator, climbing 11 flights before descending to her ninth-floor office.
A sudden silence had descended on the stable yard.
From Literature
After the game ended with the Lakers stunning overtime victory, fans lined up to give him high-fives and cheer for him as his family descended a stairway.
From Los Angeles Times
Looking at the daily chart of HP we see the stock started a firm uptrend after breaking above a bearish descending triangle.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
