Descent in example sentence

Many viewed the five non-Communist states that founded ASEAN – Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand – as dominoes, set to be tipped over by a neighbor’s fall to communism or descent into civil strife.

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His parents were of Russian descent.

At Camp Diva, my non-profit organization, we have these types of conversations all the time as a way to help girls of African descent prepare for their passage into womanhood.

And only about 17 percent are of European descent.

Take the conflict between Congolese of Rwandan descent and the so-called indigenous communities of the Kivus.

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