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
The world's best big wave surfers are descending on California to catch the biggest storm swells the US West Coast has seen in years.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 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
Monday: Tech executives are descending on MWC Barcelona, billed as the world’s largest trade show of its kind, to hype up their latest gadgets as global demand for mobile phones and PCs slumps.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
“Now we are descending to personalities,” with a fine sneer, “so perhaps I had better depart.”
From Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing by Gertrude Page
