- present participle of land.
landing
Example Sentences
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The super athletic forward who thrilled fans with his highlight-reel dunks last season took a hard landing on one wild drive during the first half and limped toward the bench.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2026
The Airbus A319 was inspected after landing with no damage found, according to the airline.
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026
In this instance, the stoppage lasted several minutes as Brazilian referee Raphael Claus and the Video Assistant Referee team studied Balogun’s cleat landing on top of Tarik Muharemović’s leg.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
After landing, "my phone blew up with messages because so many people thought I was still in Caracas," she said.
From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026
Holding on to wrought-iron balustrades, guests would then ascend thirty stairs that curved upward to the first- floor landing, whose sky-blue ceiling that Daddy had replicated at our house was like the heavens.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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