descending

Example Sentences

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Descending to your left is a broad “sitting stair,” wide enough to serve as bleachers and made of warm-colored wood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Descending from the plane shortly before sundown he was greeted by waiting officials, including Mazin al-Himali from the Saudi foreign ministry, who embraced Mr Blinken.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2024

Descending from the plane amid a large security contingent, Biden embraced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog on the tarmac.

From Reuters • Oct. 18, 2023

Descending from the attic in the Chandler condo, Allen announced that while the duct work was a mess, the real problem was outside, where an old compressor had given out in the heat.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2023

Descending to more pedestrian matters, let’s consider the firewalker’s practice of walking barefoot on hot wood coals.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos