- present participle of descend.
descending
Example Sentences
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The KMT, in its statement to The Wall Street Journal, said Cheng’s attendance at the memorial was meant “to remember history, cherish peace, and prevent cross-strait relations from ever descending into war again.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
But it ended the same way, with a pack of USC defenders descending all at once, leaving Fresno State with nowhere to go.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
"After descending through the opening using ropes and calling out to those inside, no response was received," the prime minister's office said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
The stocks are listed in descending order of their current borrow cost.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
As the sheer sides of the Cleft closed about him, before he reached the actual summit, before he looked at last on the path descending into the Nameless Land, he turned.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
