How to Use ascent in a Sentence

ascent

noun
  • They followed a steep ascent to the top of the hill.
  • But what set him apart was not the speed of his ascent.
    — Jacob Lane The Chicago Tribune, Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The entire ascent takes close to ten hours.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Micron is not alone in its ascent.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 27 May 2026
  • When the plane began its ascent, two men fell to their deaths.
    — Alex Horton and Dan Lamothe, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Sep. 2021
  • The camera holds on them mid-ascent.
    — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Here’s why their ascents are not slowing.
    — Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
  • None is surprised by his ascent.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Miley’s ascent had been so rapid that even his own body could not keep pace.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The race is on a longer course than the sprints, with two ascents and two descents.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
  • When light starts to fade, that can trigger the ascent to the surface.
    — Hannah Seo, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Dec. 2021
  • Giddiness about the speed of their ascent so far?
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The shoot was one of Rema’s first trips back home since his quick ascent.
    — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
  • The rapid ascent in mortgage rates has turned the switch on housing from hot to cold.
    — Justin Lahart, WSJ, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Its ascent helps bring it to the top 40 on that tally for the first time.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Our generation of hip hop was young and at the ascent of its epic rise.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The ascent is a total of 230 feet.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
  • So for Ohman, Yale isn’t scenery to a baseball ascent.
    — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The first cause is largely due to air pressure as the plane begins its ascent.
    — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2023
  • This was the first step in Gunn’s rapid ascent to the top of DC.
    — Jevon Phillips, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2022
  • The narrow path begins a zigzag ascent up the rocky hillside.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2022
  • There are a few switchbacks with sporadic wooden steps to help in your ascent.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The slow ascent lasts about half a mile before the trail descends down a hillside.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The Knicks began their ascent in the third quarter.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 11 June 2026
  • Many will find the descent as challenging as the ascent.
    — John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 May 2026
  • Alaïa saw a swift ascent, jumping 12 places and landing in fifth.
    — Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Streaks, and the art of front-running, have been defining in her ascent to and stay at the top of the sport.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • While the descent yielded fast times for some runners, the ascent didn’t.
    — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 8 July 2021
  • The two men each seemed to understand that money—and how to spend it—was key to their ascent.
    — Leo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 15 May 2023
  • But that scene doubles down as the ascent of Myha’la, the actress.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026

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