ascended
Example Sentences
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The moderate exuberance that prevailed a year ago as Friedrich Merz ascended to the chancellorship and Berlin released its constitutional “debt brake” has given way to gloom.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
When OpenAI was formed, Musk's star had fully ascended.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Even when he ascended to the White House, he deployed the expression liberally, often aiming it at his staff and Cabinet members.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
A sizable minority of well-off shoppers have always been frugal, perhaps because they grew up modestly and kept those habits when they ascended into the upper middle class.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
At first they ascended in a dead silence.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
