descending

Example Sentences

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As Thrall went down he found a struggling Polish climber, and they continued descending together.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

The Daily Mail published photos of the newlyweds all smiles and hand-in-hand descending town hall steps.

From Los Angeles Times • 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

Her black eyes flamed up; she glowered at him as the elevator ceased descending and its doors slid back.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick