ASCEND in a Sentence
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195 example sentences for ASCEND, such as:
1. His star was in the ascendant.
2. It is easier to descend than to ascend.
3. Step after step the ladder is ascended.
4. The airplane ascended higher and higher.
5. Its ascendant governors want to have a loud voice.
2. It is easier to descend than to ascend.
3. Step after step the ladder is ascended.
4. The airplane ascended higher and higher.
5. Its ascendant governors want to have a loud voice.
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Meanings and Examples of ASCEND
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ascend
v. become king or queen
v. come up, of celestial bodies
Classic Sentence: (184 in 13 pages)
1 So the student sat himself down and waited a while; but the time hung heavy upon him, and he begged earnestly that he might ascend forthwith, for his thirst for knowledge was great.
2 The house Ali had chosen, and which was to serve as a town residence to Monte Cristo, was situated on the right hand as you ascend the Champs Elysees.
3 I have believed it was much easier to descend from the whole to a part than to ascend from a part to the whole.
4 Before this room, to which you could ascend by the grand, and go out by the back staircase, the servants passed with curiosity, and Bertuccio with terror.
5 Morrel watched her as she left the room; he heard her ascend the little staircase which led both to Madame de Villefort's apartments and to hers.
6 Monte Cristo remembered that on that very spot, on the same rock, he had been violently dragged by the guards, who forced him to ascend the slope at the points of their bayonets.
7 We could not hear the servant's reply, but the door closed, and some one began to ascend the stairs.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER V. OUR ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS A VISITOR
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER V. OUR ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS A VISITOR
8 Thus urged, the Jew began to ascend the steep and narrow steps which led up to the gallery.
9 Christian took up his gownpiece, and the two set out to ascend the hill.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: 7 The Morning and the Evening of a Day
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: 7 The Morning and the Evening of a Day
10 Accordingly, when watching on the night after the festival, the reddleman saw him ascend by the little path, lean over the front gate of Clym's garden, sigh, and turn to go back again.
11 I heard her voice downstairs, but I knew that she could not ascend.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In VI. THE MAN WITH THE TWISTED LIP
Context Highlight In VI. THE MAN WITH THE TWISTED LIP
12 A small page admitted us, and we began at once to ascend the broad, well-carpeted stair.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In IX. The Adventure of The Resident Patient
Context Highlight In IX. The Adventure of The Resident Patient
13 They ascend into the heavens; they have discovered how the blood circulates, and the nature of the air we breathe.
14 I passed the bridge of Pelissier, where the ravine, which the river forms, opened before me, and I began to ascend the mountain that overhangs it.
15 I shall ascend my funeral pile triumphantly and exult in the agony of the torturing flames.
Example Sentence:
1 Boys ascend through the sky-light on to the roof.
2 It is easier to descend than to ascend.
3 Step after step the ladder is ascended.
4 He eventually ascended to the position of chief executive.
5 Mrs Clayton had to hold Lizzie's hand as they ascended the steps.
6 The airplane ascended higher and higher.
7 Leaders of religious cults maintain ascendancy over their followers by methods that can verge on brainwashing.
8 I looked at the blank wall: it seemed a sky thick with ascending stars,--every one lit me to a purpose or delight.
9 Its ascendant governors want to have a loud voice.
10 His star was in the ascendant.
11 To her legion of steadfast admirers, the Nobel Peace Prize winner's ascendance to "sanctified" status may look as inevitable as it is justified.