Out of the cloudy skies over Wiesbaden, Germany, on a warm June day, gifts descend from the heavens, dropping like rain onto the fields below, much to the delight of hundreds of children waiting on the ground.

English, Russian, Spanish, and Hindi descend from a common ancestor language.

I'm not sure I can descend from there.

Humans descend from apes.

Berbers don't descend from Arabs.

Americans descend from immigrants, and they are very patriotic.

English, Russian, and Hindi descend from a common ancestor language.

Mary was the first to descend from the ship.