descend
Example Sentences
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Such questions become moot once two men from the other vehicle descend to track them.
Their wisdom was confirmed by what followed soon after in France, where calls for democracy, seemingly similar to America’s own rhetoric, quickly descended into something profoundly different.
Thousands of delegates are due to descend on the capital Beijing next week for the Two Sessions.
From BBC
Research indicates both groups descended from a population living in Africa some million years ago.
From Barron's
Led by brother David Fox, a troop of men carrying shovels and pickaxes descended the stairs to dig up the peddler’s body.
From Literature
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