Example Sentences

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“When China is ascending to become a global power, that makes your choice much easier,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

She also is ascending to the post her father, Mike Huckabee, held for more than a decade.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2023

Rookie running back Kyren Williams is ascending after he performed well in Sunday’s loss to the New Orleans Saints.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2022

But Markle, the Los Angeles-raised “Suits” actress, is ascending to a level that millions of black women never thought to be attainable.

From Salon • Nov. 28, 2017

Cedric Diggory is ascending out of the water and seemingly out of the competition.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling