descend

Example Sentences

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Iraq descended into a bloody catastrophe after the US invasion in 2003.

From BBC

Maduro was seen surrounded by FBI agents as he descended the boarding stairs of a US government plane at a New York state National Guard facility, and was slowly escorted along the tarmac.

From Barron's

He worked hard, but he must have been wondering what madness had descended on him.

From BBC

Legend has it that the royals are descended from the sun goddess Amaterasu and can trace their lineage back thousands of years, but their divine status was renounced after World War II.

From Barron's

When she hiked up the mountain a week prior, on Dec. 21, she descended through the Devil’s Backbone Trail and ran into a group of teenagers, one wearing Nike Dunks — basketball shoes.

From Los Angeles Times