descending
- present participle of descend.
Example Sentences
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“Nude Descending a Staircase No. 2” made Duchamp an American celebrity, as the journalist John Strausbaugh details in “Duchamp Takes New York.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
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 from Camp Four after the storm, at 25,000 feet, Krakauer turned to look back at the upper reaches of the peak, where his friends Hall, Harris, Hansen, and Fischer had lost their lives.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
