Sentences with descent
de·scent
D d - Sixteen of the youngsters set off for help, but during the descent three collapsed in the cold and rain.
- On the descents, cyclists spin past cars, freewheeling downhill at tremendous speed.
- These glide descent profiles will be flown with the aircraft engines set at idle, thereby significantly reducing fuel burn and emissions.
- But Professor Batrouney said Christians would outnumber Muslims when all people of Lebanese descent were considered.
- The only lasting solution lies in a political settlement. Without it, their descent into chaos will be guaranteed.
- All the contributors were of African descent.
- A story about a woman's descent into madness under the paternalistic thumb of her husband.
- We climbed the mountain with difficulty, but the descent was easier.
- We had difficulty in finding the correct descent.
- The descent into the cavern was wet and slippery.
- Our guide was of Welsh descent.
- After that, the holiday went into a steep descent.