- plural of descendant.
descendants
Example Sentences
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What impact could Dorothy and Marshall’s existence as queer direct descendants of the Declaration’s author have on attitudes towards LGBTQ+ Americans in the present and future?
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
The exodus and the ageing of the ethnic Slavic population -- many descendants of people forcibly resettled there in the Soviet era -- and the lack of economic prospects are all driving the internal migration.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
According to Rawlence, the ancestors of the St Bathans goose reached Zealandia more than 14 million years ago, but their lineage eventually disappeared without leaving surviving descendants.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
Work is now being done to trace British descendants of those whose sacrifice is now acknowledged.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
A theory favored by many Western archaeologists and Koreans, and unpopular in some circles in Japan, is that the Japanese are descendants of immigrants from Korea who arrived with rice paddy agriculture around 400 B.C.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
