descended
Example Sentences
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In one of the more unusual episodes, Bovino and his men descended on the city’s MacArthur Park on horseback.
"I am disheartened and sad each and every day... that we are told immigrants, which most of us are or descended from are unwelcome," wrote the 84-year-old Stewart.
From Barron's
When the darkness descended on Britain's most northerly islands on Tuesday, the Jarl Squad was joined by more than 40 other torch-clutching groups of revellers for the evening procession - the festival's main event.
From BBC
As sleds descended the hills of Central Park, traders hunting for an edge ventured outside to take measurements of snowfall accumulation on parked cars.
From Barron's
Aside from the multiple cell phone camera angles, witnesses stated in sworn testimonies that Pretti was not brandishing a gun when federal immigration officers descended on him.
From Salon
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