descend
Example Sentences
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"The AU has helped de-escalate political tensions and support dialogue before situations descend into violence," he said, citing the work done to prevent war between Sudan and South Sudan over the flashpoint region of Abyei.
From Barron's
After last week's asset-wide volatility, a sense of calm has descended on trading floors over the past few days, helped by forecast-busting US jobs figures that eased worries about the world's top economy.
From Barron's
Yosemite National Park is bracing for thousands of visitors who will descend on the area to see the setting sun illuminate a waterfall so that it looks like fire.
From Los Angeles Times
If there were any event in figure skating that was going to descend into a judging debacle, it was always going to be ice dance.
The inventors and entrepreneurs Mr. Kimmel profiles weren’t descended from the prosperous German Jews who settled in America beginning in the early 19th century.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
