descended
Example Sentences
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So the ability to simply buy a jar descended from it feels like an almost comically specific luxury: somebody else has already done the sticky part.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
The large police and media presence that descended on Brantham on Tuesday as the search for missing Noah grew, will have brought back painful memories for the village's residents.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Before the doom descended last week, OpenAI researchers were euphoric.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
After the fire, residents faced rats and swarms of flies that descended on the area as Lineage worked to remove the rotting food.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
And as a small Negro girl and her mother descended the grand staircase and entered the kitchen, the house finally, finally understood the change in the air.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
