The phrase "ascended to this" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a rise or increase to a particular level or state, often in a metaphorical or figurative sense.
Example: "After years of hard work and dedication, she finally ascended to this prestigious position in the company."
Alternatives: "rose to this" or "elevated to this".
But unlike any number of her contemporaries, she has ascended to this delicious height without tabloid-worthy histrionics.
Furthermore, this article gives no real reasons for Mr. Johnson not to have ascended to this position.
It is less of a surprise that Palmer has ascended to this position than that it took so long.
"I would hope that now that he has ascended to this position that he would understand that he does serve as a role model," she added.
He also knows his Giants have ascended to this midseason perch quietly, while the 6-2 Jets have been the high-wire attraction, forever a step from disaster or distinction.
It speeds the heart to imagine more of these galleries ascending to this level of taut and reciprocal illumination.
You ascend to this antipodean acropolis, negotiating a children's playground, a Sunday market and walk across a tennis court before reaching the museum entrance – Walsh's aim is to challenge ideas about what great museums should be like right from the outset.
The main character in the film is even literally ascending to this track in the final scene!
"What was interesting for me," Parker said, "was this question of what it takes for a woman to ascend to this level of leadership in a political world".
And it is hard to ascend to this level: Having access to the office Spotify account is normally a complete faff anyway, and jumping over that hurdle puts most people off from doing it because you have to interact with someone in IT, and they need to give you weird access to a remote computer, and blah, blah, blah.
My greatest fear is a friend from another country will come to visit me and we'll be there, idly watching TV together, and Noel Edmonds will come on, and they will turn and say: "Why has this man ascended to the height of television presenting in this country not once but, inexplicably, twice?
