How to Use ascent in a Sentence

ascent

noun

• They followed a steep ascent to the top of the hill.
• The rapid ascent in mortgage rates has turned the switch on housing from hot to cold.
  — Justin Lahart, WSJ, 28 Oct. 2022
• This was the first step in Gunn’s rapid ascent to the top of DC.
  — Jevon Phillips, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2022
• Since Washburn’s ascent, Walsh Glacier has surged twice.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 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
• Meanwhile, Treasury yields are on the ascent, with the 10-year yield topping 4.1% this week.
  — Sarah Min, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
• Pacific time, and the side boosters that helped fuel its fiery ascent broke away from the rocket a little more than three minutes into the flight.
  — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 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
• And yes, among adventurers, he’s known for his ascent—and ski descent—of Mount Everest in 2006.
  — John Thompson, Men's Health, 19 Oct. 2022
• While Freddy Krueger was rising to genre fame, a machete-swinging, hockey mask-wearing psychopath had a similar ascent in his own franchise.
  — Michael Lee Simpson, EW.com, 15 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 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
• 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
• 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
• Her ascent was seen as part of a renaissance of Black models in the industry at the time.
  — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 13 Oct. 2023
• His record for the highest balloon ascent and the longest parachute free fall would stand for 52 years.
  — Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2022
• The album peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, marking her highest ascent on that list.
  — Tom Roland, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2023
• On Sunday, the mercury began an ascent from the frosty morning’s low of 29.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2023
• But in the years since, the market has rebounded, and supply has tightened once more, with rents around here still on the ascent.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2023
• Now, with her first title defense fast approaching, Rhiannon Dixon is ready to continue her remarkable ascent in the world of professional boxing.
  — Jenn Nelson, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024