descending

Example Sentences

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His monthly ERA reached its zenith at 7.23 in his April starts, descending to its current 4.03 ERA.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The stocks are listed in descending order of their surprise, as calculated by LSEG.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

The woman and her companion - a 53-year-old man who was unharmed - were descending in the area of the Gran Diagonal, Spanish news outlet El País reported.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The first promotional teaser didn’t show Ejiofor or Reinsve, only a descending series of increasingly wrong-looking rooms.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

When the girl could take no more talk of fish and cake and the rabbi’s poor health, she excused herself, and slipped outside into the descending twilight.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny