descend upon
Example Sentences
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Working from a script by Nick Lepard, Perkins carefully lays out a series of enticing clues regarding precisely when and how the terror will descend upon Liz.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025
Together, Schmitt and Law helped turn the event into an international phenomenon, where thousands of revelers descend upon urban neighborhoods in the U.S.,
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025
Hurricane season suddenly appeared to descend upon England when the BBC Weather app warned of estimated wind speeds in London of 13,508 mph, and temperatures reaching 404 degrees C in Nottingham.
From Slate • Oct. 18, 2024
Now, as an estimated 50,000 people descend upon Chicago for the Democratic National Convention, Illinois Governor J.B.
From Salon • Aug. 19, 2024
That’s why Ophie was tensed in the parlor, waiting to see if the cousins would descend upon her like one of the seven plagues the pastor back in Darling always talked about.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
