alighted

Example Sentences

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That forced shippers to look elsewhere and many of them alighted on Thailand and other countries in south-east Asia.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 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

But the American composer has an instinct for recognizing when he has alighted on a story that will send his imagination into overdrive.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024

A poor fisherman in a Turkish village was retrieving his net from a lake when he found that a white stork had alighted on his boat.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024

Kehaar came flying up the river through the rain and alighted on the narrow side of the punt.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams