How to Use ascend in a Sentence

ascend

verb

• Several paths ascend to the top of the mountain.
• She believed that when she died, her soul would ascend to heaven.
• Divers must not ascend too rapidly to the water's surface.
• They watched their balloons slowly ascend into the sky.
• She worked as a clerk before ascending to her current position.
• John Adams ascended to the presidency in 1797.
• Olu of Warri to ascend the throne and one of the youngest to do so.
  — Anita Patrick, CNN, 23 Aug. 2021
• Now, expect to see the movie ascend from the silver screen to the stage.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 July 2022
• The Queen is the sixth female to ascend to the British throne and the longest-reigning monarch.
  — Cnn Staff, CNN, 2 June 2022
• Instead, continue straight on the route that ascends up the side of the hill.
  — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023
• And so the movie ascends, in the way that a movie like this is almost sure to ascend.
  — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2022
• This team was neither good nor great enough to ascend up and over the top.
  — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022
• The three-person crew will ascend to the edge of space aboard New Shepard.
  — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 7 June 2021
• John told Lennon if the song ascended to the top of the charts, Lennon would have to join him onstage to sing it.
  — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
• In the video, the girl crawls around, and one of her legs randomly ascends into the air.
  — Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
• In their culture, the spirit of the dead takes two years to ascend to heaven.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 8 May 2022
• But that doesn’t mean there isn’t room to relace our boots and attempt to ascend again.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 May 2022
• Gelje will lead a team of 14, nine of whom will ascend the mountain.
  — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 4 Jan. 2022
• That was strong enough for #9 on the Acquired list as the series starts its Nielsen ascend.
  — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 July 2024
• And yet, some are able to defy it and ascend to the pinnacle of their sports.
  — Chris Samuels, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Feb. 2022
• Perhaps, one of the state’s 16 two-star restaurants will ascend in a year’s time.
  — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2021
• Octo Octa clears the way—all that’s left to do is ascend.
  — Pitchfork, 7 Dec. 2023
• Look for Allen to ascend from new male artist winner to a long overdue male artist of the year win.
  — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2022
• That means Kelce can ascend to No. 1 on the list with 343 receiving yards in the playoffs.
  — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2025
• All of that, of course, could change as Adams continues to ascend.
  — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 16 Dec. 2021
• Robbins and his team were the first to ascend the northwest face of Yosemite’s other great peak, Half Dome.
  — Alec Scott, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2021
• The trail ascends to its high point on long switchbacks that ease the climb and maximize scenic views.
  — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
• Surely, the Brewers would ascend to those heights at some point, right?
  — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2021
• The Badgers, meanwhile, had been on fire lately and had ascended to a bona fide Final Four contender in the minds of many.
  — Jim Root, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
• With Angel and Duke both dead, Reacher has ascended two rungs.
  — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 18 Mar 2025