dry land

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"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

"Remember that approximately 70% of Earth's surface is covered in water. So we're incredibly lucky that this landed on dry land instead of the middle of the ocean where we could actually find it."

From BBC • Jul. 16, 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

Roz described her life on the island, and the sea creatures smiled as they imagined her living on dry land.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown