descent in a sentence
n.
📚 Grade Level: Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Definition
Descent refers to the act of moving downward or the lineage or ancestry of an individual or group.
Sample Sentences
- Her descent from the mountain was slow and careful after the heavy snowfall.
- The family traced their descent from a long line of noble ancestors.
- As the airplane began its descent, the passengers looked out at the sprawling city below.
- He felt a sense of descent into madness as the pressure of work continued to build.
- The documentary explored the descent of the once-thriving town into economic decline.