crash-land

Example Sentences

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There’s a more than 1% chance the asteroid will make its way toward Earth and crash-land on the planet in December 2032.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2025

Another study showed that a group of frogs called pumpkin toadlets had become so small that the fluid-filled canals in their ears that confer balance no longer functioned properly, causing them to crash-land when jumping.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024

Both characters are humanoids from faraway planets who crash-land on Earth.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2023

Those particular words crash-land like cinder blocks tossed from a skyscraper.

From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2022

With just enough fuel left to get them to the ground, Valentina and Polina managed to crash-land the Rodina in one piece.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein