Example Sentences

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After a top-flight career as a session musician, Preston’s star ascends ever higher after his January 1969 collaboration with The Beatles.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

As one ascends to the ample and airy interior, the Palisade experience improves considerably.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

On Highland Avenue, the base of the block is mostly intact but as the street ascends toward the foothills, homes disappear.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

When magma ascends from deep within Earth, it can make the ground shake.

From Science Daily • Oct. 27, 2025

After a few hundred miles the plane ascends to the mountains—and again the historical picture has changed.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann