alighted
Example Sentences
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While I was visiting Cindy a few days later, a young cardinal alighted at the feeder and met our gaze.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Here countless celebrities and industry titans alighted as they came, or returned, to L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2025
Not surprisingly, by the time that the couple alighted at the Astrodome in 1974, they were headed for divorce proceedings.
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2024
The Royal Samoan Police Band began playing as the couple alighted and met local officials.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2024
Root alighted gently on the deck, his boots adhering slightly to the mixture of dried soap and blubber coating the steel surface.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
