descended
Example Sentences
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This past week, the auto industry descended on New York to unveil its latest models.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
As a young postdoctoral scientist, he joined pioneering expeditions and descended more than a mile below the ocean surface in the submersible Alvin, where he observed thriving ecosystems in total darkness.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
More than 60,000 pages on evidence is to be presented and 200 lawyers are involved in the case, but proceedings descended into chaos on 23 March when the courtroom became overcrowded.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Pete’s Dueling Piano Bar – One night, about 100 women from the Women in Auto Care conference I was attending descended on this place with zero warning — and the staff didn’t miss a beat.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
“I am Nhamo Jongwe, whose totem is the lion and whose people are descended from kings. I am a woman, not a little girl. I have Mother and Crocodile Guts for company, and—and—the njuzu.”
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
