descended
Example Sentences
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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
Mr Laird, who has been associated with the club for more than four decades, said that criticism which was originally about football matters had descended into personal attacks.
From BBC
She described how hundreds of police descended on the Istanbul mayor's home on the morning of his arrest.
From Barron's
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