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Meanings of descend from in English

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Usage of descend from in English
1
When that happens, I shall descend from him in the direct line.
Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of France
2
Just then the English ensign was seen to descend from the peak.
Adrift in a Boat
3
I put out the light and descend from my little glass-partitioned office.
Light
4
They could not now descend from the eminence on which they stood.
Stories from Thucydides
5
The rivalry will descend from State to city, and so on downward.
From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon
6
They seemed to descend from an altitude of nine or ten kilometers.
Anvil of stars
7
The reem prostrated himself, and David could easily descend from his perch.
The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4
8
Instead, they descend from forefathers who were actually ruthless oppressors of natives.
News.com.au
9
Donna Tullia laughed, and took his hand to descend from her carriage.
Saracinesca
10
And again: 'The Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout.'
Expositions of Holy Scripture / Second Corinthians, Galatians, a...
11
Or perhaps they descend from darkness, wreathed in fire like shooting stars.
The half-made world
12
What obligations descend from that Covenant upon the present generation of Covenanters?
Sketches of the Covenanters
13
Why does Madame always descend from her hackney-coach before reaching her house?
Les Misérables
14
Moments later, you're sucked into express tubes that descend from the ceiling.
Wired
15
Residents saw troops descend from helicopters outside Daggar, the main town in Buner.
Reuters
16
GAVES, name given in the Pyrenees to streams that descend from the mountains.
French Lyrics
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common