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Example sentences for: ascends

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As soon as Hal ascends to the throne, however, he pretends not to know his old and embarrassing mentor:
A tortuous side road 12 km (7 miles) east along the coast ascends the mountains to La Gran Piedra (Big Stone), where you can climb on foot for a bird’s-eye view of eastern Cuba.
To whatever height one ascends on the spectrum of equality, there should be a strong connection between that perch and the reason for recognizing human equality in the first place.
On the occasion of his 50 th birthday, the dancer ascends to mythic proportions with a majestic solo concert.
The daughter of the second wife of Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and therefore dubbed a bastard by the papists, the Protestant Elizabeth ascends the throne to find the air still thick with smoke from roasted heretics, a team of skulking Catholics plotting her assassination, and a council of advisers (lords, bishops, sundry old boys) who snigger openly at the prospect of taking orders from a woman.