descended
Example Sentences
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In Foshan, near Hong Kong, residents said in interviews that a sense of crisis has descended over the once-booming manufacturing hub, where the economy grew by only 0.2% last year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
He was a diminutive guitar deity who could only have descended in America, but calling him something so plain and mortal as “American” still feels close to sacrilege.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026
The sisters descended from a line of witches that doomed any man who fell in love with an Owens woman.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
The tourists descended the hill after receiving the green light from the police.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
A near silence descended; the only sounds were the singing of the samovar, the crackle of the fire, the gasping sobs of the lady of the house.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
