How to Use ascend in a Sentence

ascend

verb
  • Several paths ascend to the top of the mountain.
  • She believed that when she died, her soul would ascend to heaven.
  • Divers must not ascend too rapidly to the water's surface.
  • They watched their balloons slowly ascend into the sky.
  • She worked as a clerk before ascending to her current position.
  • John Adams ascended to the presidency in 1797.
  • Bask in them and ascend the throne.
    — Kyle Thomas, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • This team was neither good nor great enough to ascend up and over the top.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022
  • But that doesn’t mean there isn’t room to relace our boots and attempt to ascend again.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 May 2022
  • Oweh has to ascend further as a player to make good on this deal.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • But without the scene there would be nowhere for Mary to ascend.
    — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Not all of us are destined to ascend to the tops of these mountains.
    — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Mar. 2021
  • Olu of Warri to ascend the throne and one of the youngest to do so.
    — Anita Patrick, CNN, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Cho and Penn have both seen their careers ascend since the first movie.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2025
  • Now, expect to see the movie ascend from the silver screen to the stage.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 July 2022
  • That brings us to the next part — players who could ascend in this defense.
    — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • Then, once the song has ascended to its chorus, there is a dove, ablaze.
    — Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The trail to the summit ascends the mountain’s south ridge.
    — John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 May 2026
  • And so the movie ascends, in the way that a movie like this is almost sure to ascend.
    — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Bhaya has ascended from a scout to a VP role.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 8 May 2026
  • The drones cannot ascend more than 660 feet above mean sea level.
    — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • And yet, some are able to defy it and ascend to the pinnacle of their sports.
    — Chris Samuels, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Feb. 2022
  • There are very few people in the world that ascend to the levels Phil did.
    — Austen Erblat, sun-sentinel.com, 23 Aug. 2020
  • Then cross the road and ascend the wooden stairs into the forest.
    — New York Times, 18 Dec. 2020
  • In their culture, the spirit of the dead takes two years to ascend to heaven.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 8 May 2022
  • The hill was steep, but Henderson seemed to ascend it with ease.
    — Cameron Fields, cleveland, 11 June 2020
  • But this showdown which needs no hype is ascending a level.
    — Jay Paris, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Instead, continue straight on the route that ascends up the side of the hill.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023
  • All of that, of course, could change as Adams continues to ascend.
    — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Gelje will lead a team of 14, nine of whom will ascend the mountain.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 4 Jan. 2022

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