On this page you'll find 20 example sentences with Descend. You'll also see the meaning, synonyms such as fall or move and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Descend in a sentence

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Descend meaning

  1. Senses relating to moving from a higher to a lower position.
  2. To pass from a higher to a lower part of (something, such as a flight of stairs or a slope); to go down along or upon.

Synonyms of Descend

fall move come deign condescend derive ascend rise fall in locomote go travel come down go down act

Descend in Dutch

afdalen neerdalen

Example sentences (20)

And as the familiar sights and sounds descend everywhere, the traditional greeting goes out across the land: “HEY!

As you descend, maintaining an upright torso is crucial, enhancing the challenge and effectiveness of this exercise.

Celebrity chefs and music stars will descend on Tatton Park next weekend as the ‘Gastro Glastonbury’ makes its return.

And Nunez saw the red mist descend as he walked towards Guardiola, who played down the incident after the game.

If resources become too scarce, then humans could descend into a Mad Max-like dystopia of violent competition.

Jacob said he can’t wait to represent at the festival, which will see around 210,000 music lovers descend on Worthy Farm.

Lord Ennui attacks Manilla, Phillipines, in an entropic attack forcing the populace to lose order and descend into chaos.

There’s a combination of surface chatter and revelations of deeper tragedies as the two climb mountains or descend steps.

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The show is just one of a number of events lined up with hundreds of people expected to descend on the East Neuk village.

Unlike the other races of Tamriel, such as humans and elves, suggests they do not descend from the same ancestral spirits.

As you continue your little adventure, the path will start to descend with the trail ending at the end of the high street.

It was the start of an episode that was to descend into a nightmare, leaving the housebound gran in tears on her doorstep.

Much like the live concerts, Swift's movie encouraged legions of Swifties to descend on theaters worldwide.

As the curtains descend on this act of women’s football, one thing is clear: the play has only just begun.

Yet even if gusty winds briefly lift a plane’s altitude, the plane will ultimately descend as it continues its final approach.

Their soaring ceilings echo to the greatest choral music in the world and visitors descend in vast numbers to gawp and wonder.

I eat it with my spouse while we sit inside the tiny cafe and watch the winter dusk descend on Edgewater through foggy windows.

I suspect highs for next week will descend to the 60s, more typical of late October than early October.

Rioters descend on second migrant hotel as far-right mob try to set fire to Holiday Inn housing asylum.

It’s Major Championship week as the top golfers descend on Oak Hills for this week’s PGA Championship.

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Common combinations with descend

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • descend on 69×
  • to descend 57×
  • descend into 39×
  • will descend 31×
  • descend to 17×
  • descend upon 15×
  • and descend
  • they descend
  • descend from
  • descend the

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "descend" in a sentence?
An example: "And as the familiar sights and sounds descend everywhere, the traditional greeting goes out across the land: “HEY!" This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "descend" from real English texts.
What does "descend" mean?
Descend means: Senses relating to moving from a higher to a lower position.
What are synonyms of "descend"?
Common synonyms of "descend" include: fall, move, come, deign, condescend, derive, ascend, rise. Plus 7 more synonyms.
What is "descend" in Dutch?
"descend" translates to Dutch as: afdalen, neerdalen.
How many example sentences with "descend" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "descend", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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