land on

Example Sentences

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Ninety percent of it doesn’t land on anybody.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The journey, set to last around 10 days, will take the astronauts on a loop around the Moon, though they will not land on its surface.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

According to the researchers, these tiny plastic particles first land on the leaves in the upper canopy.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

The smaller the tranche, the more likely they can land on a tighter credit spread because they’re not setting the price to attract a marginal investor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

We always land on our feet, but another inch in the other direction, and I’d have gone straight into the sea and fed myself to the fishes.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck