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

US President Donald Trump descended the steps of Air Force One in Beijing on Wednesday evening, greeted with pomp and pageantry ahead of a high-stakes meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.

From BBC • May 13, 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

As they descended lower, she could soon see the tops of the city crested over with spring ivy and little oval windows bursting with flower boxes.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton