landed

Example Sentences

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A plane carrying nine West African migrants landed at Sierra Leone's international airport, just outside the capital, Freetown, on Wednesday morning.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The company eventually created partially reusable rockets and landed contracts including with NASA.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

After an initial, glancing chase by a group of indigenous men bent on seizing the whalemen’s clothing and weapons, the survivors landed on the Palauan island of Babeldaob.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Bird droppings landed on the back of the King's jacket during a walkabout in Newcastle, with him making light of it saying: "At least it didn't land on my head."

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Her eyes landed on me, and she grinned and cocked her head in an exaggerated show of approval.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu