descended

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

According to other attendees, including Times journalists, event staff were checking tickets, though not very thoroughly, at multiple points prior to escalators that descended to the metal detectors where Allen allegedly dashed past armed security.

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

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

As the beast’s shadow descended over me, I awoke with my heart slamming against my rib cage and my mouth as dry as ashes.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros