descend upon
Example Sentences
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Later on in the day, I watched a bachelor party descend upon a triple-zero wheel, despite that, right next to them, bathed in fluorescent light, a double-zero table—encircled by empty seats—waited for customers.
From Slate • Nov. 18, 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
Now, as an estimated 50,000 people descend upon Chicago for the Democratic National Convention, Illinois Governor J.B.
From Salon • Aug. 19, 2024
Hollywood’s biggest stars will descend upon L.A.’s Shrine Auditorium on Saturday for the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2024
He pulled his bike after him, and crouched down, watching ten or twelve people descend upon the pile of trash.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
