descended

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

King Charles and Queen Camilla descended the stairs of the aircraft as they began their four-day visit.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

But before Johnson could arrive, protesters descended on the venue denouncing the governor, who had already arrived, as “corrupt.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

On his tours, Tanenhaus dives into Tulsa’s past as an oil boomtown, when ambitious types from across the country descended on the city and changed it in the process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The Russians and the Americans ran to the base of the ladder as the policeman descended with his discovery: “Two dead flies!”

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady