descend

Example Sentences

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The case has garnered nationwide attention, with dozens of reporters and camera crews descending on the quiet Arizona suburb where Nancy lives.

From BBC

Nancy Guthrie's disappearance has garnered wall-to-wall coverage in US media, with dozens of reporters and camera crews descending on the quiet Arizona suburb where she lives.

From Barron's

Guthrie's disappearance has garnered wall-to-wall coverage in US media, with dozens of reporters and camera crews descending on the quiet Arizona suburb where she lives.

From Barron's

And we begin on Highway 127, a two-lane stretch that runs north from Baker, slowly ascending and descending toward the Nevada border.

From Los Angeles Times

Bessent responded that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which oversees bank license applications, was an independent entity before the testimony descended into a shouting match.

From The Wall Street Journal