Sentences with 'descend'

Example sentences and phrases with the word descend and other words derived from it.

« I'm sweltering in 40°C heat as I descend the stairs, where I'm greeted by Kim Gosling, an affable 44-year-old business executive, who has agreed to take me on a tour of the mine and show me the mining process. »
« The old researchers, clinging to their horror of the vacuum, maintained that the mercury did not descend from the test tube because thin invisible threads - the funiculars - kept it adhered to the inverted base of the tube. »
« To carry out the order to descend to Buenos Aires, the army began its march, but when it reached the post of Arequito, in Santa Fe, a board of officers decided, in January 1820, to disown the directorial authority and retrace the path it had taken. »
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