How to Use descend to in a Sentence

descend to

verb
  • Then, descend to the cathedral-like arched cavern and pass through to reach two secluded coves.
    — Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
  • From the cliffside edge, a private stairway descends to the sand below.
    — Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
  • But at night, desert animals descend to the Rio Grande for water.
    — Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Stairs descend to the aforementioned guesthouse, which comes with a bedroom, a living area, and a kitchen.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Gregory spent two months with the penguin colony and witnessed most chicks using ice ramps to descend to sea level for food.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Should a fire start in town, sturdy metal shutters descend to cover every window.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The most elite descend to astonishing depths of more than 400 feet—on one single breath.
    — Vanita Salisbury, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
  • But as your car descends to the hotel itself, the natural beauty of the setting dominates.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The Orion spacecraft will transport a crew from Earth to the lander, which will then descend to the moon’s surface.
    — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 9 June 2026
  • Each balloon has a bag of sand used as ballast; the balloon can release sand to rise higher or vent gas to descend to a different wind current.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Video of the rescue shows the dramatic scene as a rescuer descends to the rocky shoreline, then lifts off with both hikers suspended above the water.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The main path leads from the landing jetty up to the island’s summit, where expansive loch views unfold, before descending to a peaceful beach.
    — Rosie Conroy, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
  • On arrival, spa guests choose from local herbs (rosemary and lemongrass among them) and sip a tea from their selection before descending to treatment areas.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Thrall was the last to see Sherpa, after descending to an altitude of around 26,000 feet.
    — CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • The clip concluded with the would-be hunter letting go of the umbrella and dramatically descending to the floor with a valuable lesson learned.
    — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Upon arriving, the drone will remain up to 300 feet in the air while a pod, attached by a tether and carrying the product, descends to the ground.
    — Chase Jordan march 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
  • According to the plan, the two vehicles will meet and dock in lunar orbit, allowing the astronauts to transfer to the lander and descend to the surface.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Bertie Gregory spent two months with an emperor penguin colony on an ice shelf in Antarctica, watching most of the chicks descend to sea level for food using ice ramps.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
  • This letter descended to Charles Austen and thence to his granddaughters, who, hard up, sold it in the 1920s, part of a larger cache of relics and manuscripts.
    — Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Resting on almost one and a half acres, the stucco and redwood structure is fronted by a gravel motor court and an attached two-car garage, with steps descending to a tiled entry next to a water feature.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Assessments of the damage are preliminary, the statement said, as aftershocks continue to pose risks to those who live in the country and to the teams descending to help clean up the rubble.
    — Will Clark, NBC news, 26 June 2026
  • The Vapor can safely descend to a maximum depth of 40 meters (131 ft), and will sound an alarm if users try to ascend or descend too rapidly.
    — New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2025
  • They were assisted by one member of the climbing party who had descended to help carry rescue equipment, according to the Forest Service.
    — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • After photographing the Taylors, spending only five minutes on the summit, Ryan descended to the North Ridge trail.
    — Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Available in ash or Canaletto walnut, the zigzagging piece can ascend or descend to different elevations—a table that rises to nearly any occasion.
    — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2026
  • During the lunar landings, the Orion capsule and moon lander will launch separately and dock in lunar orbit before the astronauts descend to the moon’s surface.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Daemon descends to retrieve the Ironrod, but comes back up with a shocking gift, left for the returning Blacks by Aegon’s road trip buddy, Lord Larys.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026
  • About 30 seconds later, data captured by surveillance-broadcast systems on board showed that Nguyen was decreasing in her turn, when the plane suddenly began to rapidly descend to the right.
    — Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The Gateway station was designed to serve as both a research platform and a transfer station that astronauts would use to board the moon landers before descending to the lunar surface, Reuters reported.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Just before reaching the Indian Ocean, the Starship re-started two engines, flipped to a vertical orientation and descended to an on-target splashdown.
    — William Harwood, CBS News, 22 May 2026

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