How do you use Descent in a sentence? See 20 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like origin or ancestry, plus the exact meaning.
Descent in a sentence
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Descent meaning
- An instance of descending; act of coming down.
- A way down.
- A sloping passage or incline.
Synonyms of Descent
Example sentences (20)
Amnesia: The Dark Descent was released for the PC back in 2010, before later making it to various other platforms.
Snow's descent into evil is depicted as he becomes obsessed with power and commits violent acts to secure his future.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent's impact on the horror genre, it's been almost two decades since its initial release.
Biden, who is of Irish Catholic descent, has used similar words in the past to profess his affinity for Israel.
But that sector is a decisive place, so I was just riding hard, I got a gap on the descent and just carried on.
Not unlike its infamous behind-the-scenes struggles, Francis Ford Coppola's Vietnam War epic is a descent into madness.
Prince William’s Stuart blood is also boosted by his descent from another Stuart king, James II, who ruled from 1685-88.
In Descent Into Madness, absurdist comics and surreal stand-ups will head to the stage to make you laugh and weird you out.
A rising star in Philadelphia advocacy circles, Saraswati told everyone she was of Latino, Arab, and/or South Asian descent.
Sullivan, who is of Korean and Mexican descent, grew up in Southern California but has always had the energy of a New Yorker.
Russia’s rapid descent into a psychopathic frenzy is so frankly bizarre that it demands an explanation.
The descent into the catacombs of Gotham has inspired LOLtron to build an underground lair from which it can control the world.
Hikers then walk 1.5 miles to the top of a waterfall for a 150-foot rappel descent to the river below.
Once seen as mainly affecting white people of Caucasian descent, the opioid crisis disproportionately harms people of color now.
Burlington Police Chief Jon Murad noted in a statement that all three men are of Palestinian descent.
It’s rapid descent was stopped by the conveyance counterweight becoming trapped by the jack catches.
First, every ruler wanted to be a “khan,” but to do so convincingly required Chinggisid lineage—that is, descent from Genghis Khan.
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, who is of Cuban descent, says he may enter the race in the coming days.
If a person of Chinese descent is found without the head tax certificate, they will be in trouble.
America's descent toward lawlessness is most visible at retail stores in progressive metro areas.
Common combinations with descent
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- descent into 26×
- descent and 16×
- the descent 15×
- descent to 15×
- asian descent 14×
- african descent 14×
- descent from 10×
- descent in 8×
- his descent 6×
- chinese descent 5×
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