descent
Example Sentences
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In just a year, Mamdani—an immigrant from Uganda of South Asian descent—has gone from a virtually unknown state assemblyman to a rising star in the Democratic Party.
I liken them to upside-down waterfalls, accelerating the descent until they hit rocks.
With the sun on its downward arc and a 500-foot descent ahead to fulfill that wistful desire, he thought prudence dictated that it was time to turn home.
From Los Angeles Times
I was born in Montreal, Canada, to an Irish father, Terry, and a mother, Georgette, of Lebanese descent.
As they started their third descent, over Boston, the fumes returned.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
