How to Use land in a Sentence

land

1 of 2 noun
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  • The land stretched as far as you could see.
  • They bought some land and built a house.
  • They cleared some land to grow crops.
  • His lands extend as far as the eye can see.
  • He was the most powerful politician in the land.
  • They invaded the country by land and by sea.
  • After two days of sailing, we were miles from land.
  • They own land in Alaska.
  • Sit back on their butts while the Army takes over their land?
    — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Each tribe has two teams: a land crew and a canoe crew.
    — Kayla J. Dunn, oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Here’s an idea: join your local land trust and take a hike.
    — David Holahan, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
  • The boy used the northern lights to travel the vast lands to where people were sick and helped them.
    — Debbie Olsen, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2023
  • As if by magic, Hollywood lands near my home, on the edge of the sea, in the purest and most unspoiled land in the world.
    — Pino Gagliardi, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Canada hosts one of Earth’s largest forests; more of a third of the country’s land is covered by trees.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 June 2023
  • Now on the market, the house and its 0.8 acres of land are available for just under $20 million.
    — James McClain, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Quiros used the funds to buy hundreds of acres of land, and several homes in Vermont.
    — Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The biologists labored in the dark, as that’s when the turtles emerged from the surf and crawled up on land to lay their eggs.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2023
  • In this land once cast asunder Hunt clues will be released at about midnight at TwinCities.com/treasurehunt each day of the hunt.
    — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2024
  • The new land is one of the five worlds featured at the all-new Universal Epic Universe theme park opening in 2025.
    — Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The county could then purchase land and build new housing.
    — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 10 Nov. 2023
  • But the thing to keep in mind is, oceans are actually -- land is warming faster than oceans.
    — CBS News, 9 July 2023
  • The Bethlehem Road site area is a little more than 22 acres and involves five land parcels.
    — Mike Jones, arkansasonline.com, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Henry Pool and his wife, who held nobody in bondage, built the church on their land as a house of worship for free and enslaved Blacks.
    — Mary Ann Ashcraft, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2023
  • Alexa Cardona expected the balloon to land on the pavement.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Local control of land use is an article of faith in many states.
    — Paul G. Lewis, Fortune, 10 July 2023
  • Building a large central parking garage could open up a vast area of land for more green space or new buildings for the park.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2023
  • And in Ecuador, a court ruling in favor of one Indigenous group could lead to more land rights for others.
    — Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The building and land is assessed at $1.5 million, according to the town’s website.
    — Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2023
  • It’s recommended for kids ages 7 and up, though younger kids could have fun playing with it on land.
    — Phoebe Sklansky, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
  • Willy, who arrived at the zoo in 2011, was an African Elephant, the largest and heaviest land animal on Earth.
    — Joey Morona, cleveland, 20 July 2023
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land

2 of 2 verb
  • The golf ball landed in the trees.
  • The bird landed in a tree.
  • The pilot was able to land the plane on the runway.
  • The plane landed on the runway.
  • The cat fell from the tree but landed on its feet.
  • I could not see where the ball landed.
  • We watched the seaplanes landing on the water.
  • A butterfly landed on the flower.
  • It was raining heavily at the airport when we landed.
  • Our flight was scheduled to land in Pittsburgh at 4:00.
  • This is the third time the school has landed in the top 10 in the last decade.
    — The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The ball landed on the front edge and rolled into the cup.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023
  • This is the fourth year in a row the Freedom Center has landed in the top three.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Phelan caught the ball and landed on his back as B.C. won with no time left.
    — C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Mindy Smith Mindy Smith landed her first record deal with her version of the track.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Davis is expected to plead not guilty to the murder charge, which could land him in prison for the rest of his life.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The JetBlue pilots were able to pull up and circle around and land safely.
    — Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The video footage showed vendors and shoppers alike startled by the crash landing over their heads.
    — Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 29 June 2023
  • Trying to land and unhook a great white shark while seated in a kayak on an open bay?
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The Cali icon has landed 45 songs on the ranking throughout his career.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 15 June 2023
  • The helicopters landed on Platform C in the Gullfaks oil and gas field.
    — William Booth, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2023
  • In early 2019, China became the first country to land a spacecraft on the moon’s far side.
    — Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2023
  • There’s nothing worse than landing in a new city, ready to view the sites, only to see that your phone is low on battery.
    — Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Once the Peregrine lander has safely landed on the moon, the Iris rover will drop from its payload deck in the center.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2023
  • Instead of letting her off the plane early, the crewmember told her to find her after the plane landed.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Then leaped completely out of the water, landing on its back.
    — oregonlive, 11 July 2023
  • At 13 years old, Sara landed the role of Darlene Conner on Roseanne.
    — Melissa Girimonte, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2023
  • This is the third week (all consecutive) that Swift has landed 11 titles on the chart.
    — Xander Zellner, Billboard, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Everything on the menu is less than $15, with most entrees landing around $10.
    — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Her exit from the pink paradise lands her in Los Angeles.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 27 June 2023

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