ASCENDANCY in a Sentence
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195 example sentences for ASCENDANCY, such as:
1. His star was in the ascendant.
2. Something of that joy ascends to God.
3. Step after step the ladder is ascended.
4. It is easier to descend than to ascend.
5. The airplane ascended higher and higher.
2. Something of that joy ascends to God.
3. Step after step the ladder is ascended.
4. It is easier to descend than to ascend.
5. The airplane ascended higher and higher.
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Meanings and Examples of ASCENDANCY
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ascendancy
n. superiority or decisive advantage; domination
Classic Sentence: (184 in 13 pages)
1 His hatred, like a powerless though furious wave, was broken against the strong ascendancy which Mercedes exercised over him.
2 Morrel, subdued by the extraordinary ascendancy Monte Cristo exercised over everything around him, did not endeavor to resist it.
3 Not his ascendancy alone, however, held me in thrall at present.
4 His ascendancy over papa,' said Agnes, 'is very great.
5 While there she had met a young man named Harold Latimer, who had acquired an ascendancy over her and had eventually persuaded her to fly with him.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In X. The Adventure of The Greek Interpreter
Context Highlight In X. The Adventure of The Greek Interpreter
6 In order not to lose anything of the affair, he scales the walls, he hoists himself to balconies, he ascends trees, he suspends himself to gratings, he clings fast to chimneys.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VII—THE GAMIN SHOULD HAVE HIS PLACE IN THE CLASSI...
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VII—THE GAMIN SHOULD HAVE HIS PLACE IN THE CLASSI...
7 Something of that joy ascends to God.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 6: CHAPTER II—JEAN VALJEAN STILL WEARS HIS ARM IN A SLING
Context Highlight In BOOK 6: CHAPTER II—JEAN VALJEAN STILL WEARS HIS ARM IN A SLING
8 I am Ulysses son of Laertes, renowned among mankind for all manner of subtlety, so that my fame ascends to heaven.
9 Yes, it is exactly behind the house; begins at a little distance, and ascends for half a mile to the extremity of the grounds.
10 Therewithal the queen with a crowd of mothers ascends bearing gifts to Pallas' towered temple, and by her side goes maiden Lavinia, source of all that woe, her beautiful eyes cast down.
11 These methods are when, either by some wicked or nefarious ways, one ascends to the principality, or when by the favour of his fellow-citizens a private person becomes the prince of his country.
The Prince By Niccolo Machiavelli
Context Highlight In CHAPTER VIII — CONCERNING THOSE WHO HAVE OBTAINED A PRINC...
Context Highlight In CHAPTER VIII — CONCERNING THOSE WHO HAVE OBTAINED A PRINC...
12 Yesterday, only my feet were cold; to-day, the chill has ascended to my knees; now I feel it mounting to my waist; when it reaches the heart, I shall stop.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER X—THE BISHOP IN THE PRESENCE OF AN UNKNOWN LIGHT
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER X—THE BISHOP IN THE PRESENCE OF AN UNKNOWN LIGHT
13 He penetrated houses privately, at night; he ascended staircases furtively.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER III—SUMS DEPOSITED WITH LAFFITTE
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER III—SUMS DEPOSITED WITH LAFFITTE
14 The human face of Javert consisted of a flat nose, with two deep nostrils, towards which enormous whiskers ascended on his cheeks.
15 He ascended to his room, and there he shut himself up, which was a very simple act, since he liked to go to bed early.
Example Sentence:
1 Leaders of religious cults maintain ascendancy over their followers by methods that can verge on brainwashing.
2 Step after step the ladder is ascended.
3 He eventually ascended to the position of chief executive.
4 Mrs Clayton had to hold Lizzie's hand as they ascended the steps.
5 The airplane ascended higher and higher.
6 Boys ascend through the sky-light on to the roof.
7 It is easier to descend than to ascend.
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.