Example Sentences

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He was a diminutive guitar deity who could only have descended in America, but calling him something so plain and mortal as “American” still feels close to sacrilege.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

In the provincial capital Banda Aceh, student groups and civil society organisations have descended on the local parliament to demand greater mobilisation of national resources.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

And after Games held without fans on glorified soundstages, more than a half-million spectators have descended on Northern Italy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

The brutal realities of life as a Celtic manager have descended on his head in double-quick time.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

And that brought perhaps a new bit of knowledge to come from the ravens: They, and all birds, are said to have descended from the dinosaurs.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen