dry land

Example Sentences

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"We hope Israel will help us cultivate our dry land," he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

The world will probably not know the results until the ship returns in June -- and further experiments back on dry land could take months, Sweetman added.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

The Doongmabulla Springs are connected to a bigger underground water system that helps keep the dry land alive.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

Skateboarding has been around in California since the 1950s — a way to recreate surfing, but on dry land.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025

So a simple answer was that the existence of dry land was a miracle.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton