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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The heroic young girl Korero is descended from Aoteora (New Zealand) refugees, who are living on a sparse island that doesn’t draw attention from invaders.
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Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Clades refer to biological groups that all descend from one common ancestor.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2025
Today, Prince Andrew is eighth in line to the throne, and the first in the order of succession who is not directly descended from the King.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
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.
—JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Clades refer to biological groups that all descend from one common ancestor.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2025
Today, Prince Andrew is eighth in line to the throne, and the first in the order of succession who is not directly descended from the King.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
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.
—JSTOR Daily, 16 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 30 Oct. 2025.
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