be descended
Example Sentences
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Rumoured to be descended from Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty, Zhu was born in the central city of Changsha in 1928 into a China riven by civil war.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Initially introduced as the faithful servant of his master Nandor, Guillermo was later revealed to be descended from a famous family of vampire hunters, the Van Helsings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2024
Professor Sir John Burn, from Newcastle University, who named the disease, discovered almost all known cases were likely to be descended from the same ancestor.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2024
This newly reconstituted biodiversity will be descended from the species that have survived our onslaught.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2023
He concluded by saying he would rather have an ape for a grandfather than be descended from a man who introduced ridicule into a serious scientific discussion.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
