land of milk and honey

Example Sentences

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In Exodus, God led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt to a land of milk and honey.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2023

“People come here because they think South Africa is the land of milk and honey, but it’s still a country where people are living without flushing toilets,” he said.

From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2017

To be clear, North Korea isn’t suddenly a land of milk and honey baths, and woe betide anyone who requests a chemical peel at a Pyongyang hotel.

From Time • Jul. 29, 2016

He said he grew tired of seeing movie stars who had traveled there exalting Cuba as “this wonderful land of milk and honey, and laud the health care system.”

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2015

Her native clime was a land of milk and honey and had its share of apes and ivory and peacocks.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck