descended
Example Sentences
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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 tourists descended the hill after receiving the green light from the police.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
On his mother's side, he was descended from Lt Gen Sir Edward Barnes, a veteran of the Battle of Waterloo; on his father's, from the 19th-Century Bengali reformer Brahmananda Keshub Chandra Sen.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
According to Plutarch, writing nearly five centuries later: “The sun was eclipsed and as darkness descended, everyone was struck with terror, thinking it a portent.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The note hung there for a while, and then descended, sliding down to a low rumble before swinging up a little higher and fading to silence.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
