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
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
Now, as an estimated 50,000 people descend upon Chicago for the Democratic National Convention, Illinois Governor J.B.
From Salon • Aug. 19, 2024
“May peace and calm descend upon your gut like a gentle mist on the gurgling river rapids.”
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
