descend from
phrasal verb
descended from; descending from; descends from
: to have (something or someone in the past) as an origin or source
Recent evidence supports the theory that birds descended from dinosaurs.
The plants descend from a common ancestor.
They claim to be descended from a noble British family.
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Take Bata Kindai Amgoza ibn LoBagola, who pretended to be this African native descended from the Lost Tribe of Israel but was actually born in Baltimore in the Jim Crow South.
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JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
In the clips posted to TikTok, Eilish is seen descending from the stage and high-fiving fans, who are seen tightly pushed up to the stage barricade.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Out the window, the tops of the trees move frantically in the wind, a wind which descends from the wilder mountains further north.
—Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
Not to mention retractable media screens that descend from the ceiling.
—Catherine Hong, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
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JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
In the clips posted to TikTok, Eilish is seen descending from the stage and high-fiving fans, who are seen tightly pushed up to the stage barricade.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Out the window, the tops of the trees move frantically in the wind, a wind which descends from the wilder mountains further north.
—Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
Not to mention retractable media screens that descend from the ceiling.
—Catherine Hong, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for descend from
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“Descend from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/descend%20from. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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