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• The drone's camera began to zoom out as it ascended higher into the sky.From the entry zoom out
• After many years as a party leader, she finally ascended to the presidency.From the entry presidency
• As you ascend, the air gets thinner.From the entry air
• A diver who stays deep for too long must ascend very slowly in order to prevent the bends.From the entry bend
• My ears popped as the aeroplane began to ascend.From the entry pop
• Early signs of Duchenne muscular dystrophy may include pseudohypertrophy (enlargement of calf muscles), low endurance, and difficulties in standing unaided or inability to ascend staircases.From the entry pseudohypertrophy
• Can you name anyone in the past year who has ascended in a major way?2024 June 26, Stephanie McNeal, “Influencers Aren’t Getting Famous Like They Used To”, in Glamour. From the entry crop
• He needed the handrail, and he limped step by step, but he ascended at his full height.2017, Dean Koontz, The Silent Corner, page 98. From the entry starch
• There are also two species of chinchilla rat, agile rock climbers that ascend bushes when feeding.2013, Tim Burford, chapter I, in Chile Highlights, page 39. From the entry chinchilla rat
• French Dauphins: Louis XII ascended to the throne without having been Dauphin.1983, Jean-Charles de Fontbrune, translated by Alexis Lykiard, Nostradamus: Countdown to Apocalypse, Pan Books, published 1984, →ISBN…. From the entry dauphin
• Is an ascendee a nominal which ascends (e.g. by Raising), or--unlikelily--one which is ascended?1980, Papers from the Regional Meeting, Chicago Linguistic Society, page 142. From the entry unlikelily
• The Marian bishops had undoubtedly anticipated trouble when the daughter of Anne Boleyn ascended the throne.1968, William P. Haugaard, “[The Convocation men of 1563] The Marian bishops”, in Elizabeth and the English Reformation: The Struggle for…. From the entry Marian
• Prestopnick's hat ascended on a rippled brow as he uttered, “Fergawdsakes, reggie ain't my name.1952, The Square Peg, page 38. From the entry fergawdsakes
• Men flocked to see it and ascended it as it was a novelty and of unique dimensions.1927, M[ohandas] K[aramchand] Gandhi, “The Great Exhibition”, in Mahadev Desai, transl., The Story of My Experiments with Truth…. From the entry trinket
• Steadily it ascended toward the mountains, into which they filed through a narrow cañon close to noon.1913 June–December, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “Numa ‘El Adrea’”, in The Return of Tarzan, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert] L[evi] Burt Company, […]…. From the entry cañon
• It evolves structurely the more we ascend the scale among mammals.1908, The Westminster Review, volume 169, page 425. From the entry structurely
• But shooters, sims and real-time strategy games ascended as the industry grew and mouseless home consoles made the genre's mechanics awkward.2009 July 11, Darren Zenko, “U.K. pair turn time into romp”, in Toronto Star. From the entry sim
• The Lwa are believed to ascend or descend through the potomitan, which is therefore seen as a magical axis.2009, Molefi Kete Asante, Ama Mazama, editors, Encyclopedia of African Religion, volume 1, page 394. From the entry potomitan
• Unfortunately, these khaki governments end up creating elitism and cultship as they ascend the thrones of the various African countries.2009, Kwame Badu Antwi-Boasiako, Okyere B, Traditional Institutions and Public Administration in Democratic Africa, page 119. From the entry cultship
• Makes the game much more interesting, but then again, if one hasn't ascended yet, it will be interesting anyway.2000, Kimmo Kasila, “Arch lich at Minetown bones, Help!”, in rec.games.roguelike.nethack (Usenet). From the entry genocide
• Eight ladies with Ugandan associations had ascended the fire escape and were making their way through his room.1975, Private Eye, numbers 340–366, page 198. From the entry Ugandan
• The methods employed to ascend to the nest of a bird of prey depend, in each instance, upon its site.1943, Casey A. Wood, F. Marjorie Fyfe, “How to reach the eyrie”, in The Art of Falconry, volume 2, translation of original by Frederick II…. From the entry eyrie
• We ascended a new mighty chain of mountains.1934, Sven Hedin, A Conquest of Tibet, New York: National Travel Club, →OCLC, pages 239–240. From the entry Transhimalaya
• Perhaps, if his uncle is still in residence by the time William ascends the throne, the future king will grasp this nettle too.2025 October 20, Caroline Davies, “Dealing with ‘Andrew problem’ could help ease William’s accession to the throne”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry grasp the nettle
• The humble pretzel, mainstay of the local bar and the rec-room party, can now ascend to fancy-shmancier surroundings, thanks to these delicious chocolate-painted goodies.2009 June, “The O List”, in O, The Oprah Magazine, volume 10, number 6, New York, N.Y.: Hearst Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 55. From the entry fancy-shmancy
• These "no-limits" free dives are basically variable-weight dives, where the apneist descends pulled by a sliding weight, and ascends by inflating some air balloon.1994 May 5, Olivier Devuns, “DEEP free-diver dies”, in rec.scuba (Usenet), retrieved 21 Sep 2022. From the entry apneist
• He was to ascend to the immemorial sacring place of millennia of kings, there to be endued with the robe and crown of rule.1985 September 1, Anthony Burgess, chapter 3, in The Kingdom of the Wicked, London: Allison & Busby, published 2009, →ISBN, page 266. From the entry endue
• There was a door, and a window on one side of it, and a chimney from which a small spiral of pungent peatsmoke ascended.1969, Eona K. Macnicol, The Hallowe'en Hero: And Other Stories, page 54. From the entry peatsmoke
• The shutups are training grounds for aspiring geologists, a glimpse into geological history through a succession of Cretaceous rocks from youngest to oldest as you ascend the drainages.2024, Roy Morey, The Other Side of Nowhere. From the entry shutup
• His theme was “What is Your Problem?” Merritt explained that the “third heaven” was where God lived and it was where one ascends to if one receives immortality.2017 March 31, Arlene Edmonds, “Local churches host Howard choir”, in AP News, archived from the original on 11 Nov 2023. From the entry Third Heaven
• Soon after he ascended the throne, an Arabic television joint venture between the BBC and a Saudi concern, Orbit Communications, foundered over the BBC’s insistence on editorial independence.2001 November 18, Fouad Ajami, “What the Muslim World Is Watching”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 31 Aug 2019…. From the entry concern
• For example, if I have to ascend a stair to get from A to B, I will not necessarily have to descend to get back from B to A.1997, Daniela Bertol, David Foell, “A Few Hypotheses for Reconstructed Architecture”, in Designing Digital Space: An Architect’s Guide to…. From the entry from A to B

Meaning of ascend

1. verb To move upward, to fly, to soar.
2. verb To slope in an upward direction.
3. verb To go up.

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Questions about ascend in a sentence

How do you use ascend in a sentence?

Ascend is used as a verb. For example: “He ascended to heaven upon a cloud.”

What is a short sentence with ascend?

“As you ascend, the air gets thinner.”

What does ascend mean?

Ascend means to move upward, to fly, to soar.