landed

Example Sentences

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The Mayflower landed a year after another ship brought the first African slaves to Virginia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

While she prepares to return to JoAnne’s world in Palo Alto — her hometown of Vancouver serving as a double — Goldberg feels very fortunate about where she’s landed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The lander touched down on Mars on Christmas Day 2003, but, due to a communications error, it was considered lost until January 2015, when it was confirmed that it had actually landed successfully.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

In some of those pockets, homelessness and street crime are the most salient issues facing the city, and Pratt’s apocalyptic talk about them landed as a tonic.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

It landed on the floor beside the cot where I clawed for it and gnawed it greedily.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom