descended

Example Sentences

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For the Spurs players, the instant exuberance was understandable, but embarrassment should have quickly descended on them as they listened to their supporters chanting "We Are Staying Up".

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Pitcairn's people are descended from the mutineers and their Tahitian companions.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Hundreds of people descended on a girls' boarding school in the Indonesian village of Tlogosari, Central Java on 2 May, shouting chants and waving banners.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

According to other attendees, including Times journalists, event staff were checking tickets, though not very thoroughly, at multiple points prior to escalators that descended to the metal detectors where Allen allegedly dashed past armed security.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

As I descended the stairs to street level, I had the persistent and disturbing sensation of floating above myself.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros