swift descent

Frequency: 6.58.0 per million words

Emphasizes speed and smoothness, a slightly more literary term.

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Examples (10)

  • The eagle made a swift descent towards its prey.
  • The novel chronicles the empire's swift descent into anarchy.
  • The pilot executed a swift descent to avoid the storm clouds.
  • We watched his swift descent from a celebrated hero to a public outcast.
  • The stream quickened, beginning its swift descent down the rocky gorge.
  • The skier's swift descent down the steep slope was breathtaking.
  • The probe began its swift descent through the planet's atmosphere.
  • The company's swift descent into bankruptcy shocked the market.
  • Using ropes, the cavers made a swift descent into the dark abyss.
  • After the bad news, his mood began a swift descent into melancholy.