descended
Example Sentences
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Dieudonne Boutrin, an activist from the overseas territory of Martinique who is descended from enslaved people, said annulling the Black Code should have been done ages ago.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
Her older sons were close to the median, one on a skateboard and the other on skates, as the two cars seemingly accelerated and descended on them, she said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
US President Donald Trump descended the steps of Air Force One in Beijing on Wednesday evening, greeted with pomp and pageantry ahead of a high-stakes meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Hundreds of people descended on a girls' boarding school in the Indonesian village of Tlogosari, Central Java on 2 May, shouting chants and waving banners.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
As they descended, they found themselves in an area riddled with crevasses and realized they were on a glacier.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
