descend
verb (used without object)
to go or pass from a higher to a lower place; move or come down.
are descending
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present progressiveof descend.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Now, law enforcement from across Southern California are descending on L.A. to keep the peace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025
And yet, the usual cavalcade of celebrities and filmmakers from around the world are descending upon the French Riviera over the course of two weeks.
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2024
A Co-op boss has warned that stores are descending into "anarchy" as staff face a sharp rise in retail crime.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2023
Tens of thousands of people are descending on Omaha, Nebraska to attend the annual shareholder weekend for billionaire investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc .
From Reuters ● May 4, 2023
Like our cyclones, they are descending, as I have proved by a special study of these terrestrial phenomena.
From Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work by Henry White Warren
