on dry land
Example Sentences
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Once on dry land, the fish were handed to the judges, who hauled the enormous creatures onto the scales.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
The world will probably not know the results until the ship returns in June -- and further experiments back on dry land could take months, Sweetman added.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
Capturing the energy at the shore enables Eco Wave Power to keep the “expensive parts” on dry land and avoid disturbing the seabed or marine environment.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025
Skateboarding has been around in California since the 1950s — a way to recreate surfing, but on dry land.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025
He was not sure why this was, yet he had a terror of meeting the thing again on dry land.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
