lands

Example Sentences

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"We will not let any dark forces to come and take our lands or threaten citizens. We will make sure our whole country is under protection," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

After Syria’s loss of the Golan Heights in 1967, Israel chomped off bits of Lebanese and Syrian territory, cutting off lands where Kfar Chouba residents would grow wheat and olives.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

It is increasingly a prerequisite to also being part of a team that lands one of the game's biggest titles - the Champions League, World Cup or a continental equivalent such as the European Championship.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Meanwhile, Brazil’s planters mobilized more than one million slaves to settle frontier lands west of Rio de Janeiro, almost entirely to satisfy the North American demand for coffee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Darrell jumps onto a chair and balances for a split second before the chair falls right over and he lands on his behind.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender