How to Use ascent in a Sentence

ascent

noun

• They followed a steep ascent to the top of the hill.
• His ascent has been one of the feel-good stories in the NBA early this season.
  — Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2024
• His who-is-this-guy training-camp ascent, back in ‘14, was one of the best stories of preseasons past.
  — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2022
• The journey started with a steep ascent on loose dirt and was only followed by miles of walking over various-sized rocks.
  — Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022
• His new songs on the novelties of his recent ascent are sweet and smooth confessionals that make for easy-listening Afropop.
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2022
• But the Michigan product’s ascent didn’t ultimately hurt Welch.
  — Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 30 Aug. 2022
• Produced by SoloSam, the two rap/sing over woozy synths and bass drums, offering insight into the sacrifices made during an artist’s rapid ascent.
  — Neena Rouhani, Billboard, 23 Aug. 2022
• This was the first step in Gunn’s rapid ascent to the top of DC.
  — Jevon Phillips, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2022
• But her ascent to the top of her sport wasn’t all luck.
  — Jane Hanson, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
• Goose’s sense of play has been at the heart of its ascent.
  — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 June 2024
• At the time, the Rolling Stones were making their quick ascent to stardom.
  — Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 26 July 2023
• The rapid ascent in mortgage rates has turned the switch on housing from hot to cold.
  — Justin Lahart, WSJ, 28 Oct. 2022
• The shoot was one of Rema’s first trips back home since his quick ascent.
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
• The man behind the rise is making his own swift ascent.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
• But the ascent of Kamala Harris could place the Sun Belt state back as a toss up.
  — Zachery Eanes, Axios, 7 Aug. 2024
• In 2022, the duo made an ascent of Denali’s legendary Cassin Ridge, one of the most famous alpine routes in the world.
  — Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 9 Oct. 2024
• The gravel road winds around the mountain to the Art Loeb Trail where your ascent to one of two peaks begins.
  — Katie Linsky Shaw, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
• The ascent was an easy 1,157 feet, granting us sweeping views of the island and Whalers Bay.
  — Melissa McGibbon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2024
• The two men each seemed to understand that money—and how to spend it—was key to their ascent.
  — Leo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 15 May 2023
• The first cause is largely due to air pressure as the plane begins its ascent.
  — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2023
• The sins of the Civil War, made clean through Scott’s powerful ascent.
  — Robert Samuels, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2023
• Meanwhile, Treasury yields are on the ascent, with the 10-year yield topping 4.1% this week.
  — Sarah Min, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
• Alaïa saw a swift ascent, jumping 12 places and landing in fifth.
  — Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 23 Oct. 2024
• It’s been a rapid ascent through the Rays system for Manzardo.
  — Tim Booth and Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2023
• But nothing about his ascent to the top of the charts is conventional.
  — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2023
• When the price of gas resumes its ascent, look for today's front-drive A-cars to come into their own.
  — Jean Lindamood, Car and Driver, 5 May 2023
• This could spark a new crisis if rival blocs again join hands to block his ascent.
  — Eileen Ng, ajc, 19 Nov. 2022
• Find a seat in the sightseer lounge for the ascent into the Rocky Mountains, red rock faces stacking up on all sides.
  — Monisha Rajesh, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Oct. 2022
• Her ascent was seen as part of a renaissance of Black models in the industry at the time.
  — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 13 Oct. 2023
• Somehow, Ordaz and a small band of compatriots endured the long, grueling ascent — their lungs slowly crushed by the altitude’s pressure, their backs weighed down by their steel helmets and breastplates — and lived to tell the tale.
  — Charles Curkin, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024