descend on
Example Sentences
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They’d descend on his garden, where he’d set up feeders full of “nectar”—filtered water mixed with cane sugar.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The world's biggest car show opens Friday in Beijing, with hundreds of thousands of auto fans expected to descend on the Chinese capital to size up the latest sleek, teched-out models on the market.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Liverpool City Council commissioned the independent report into the staging of Liverpool FC's Premier League title victory parade last summer, which saw an estimated 1.2m people descend on the city to celebrate.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
Hollywood stars are set to descend on London for the 2026 Bafta Film Awards on Sunday, the biggest night in the British film calendar.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
And then professionals will descend on the house, neatly and efficiently separating the valuable from the sentimental, lingering only over items of indeterminate origin or worth.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
