on dry land
Example Sentences
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Virginia Eubanks, an investigative journalist and political-science professor living in Troy, N.Y., faced a similar situation in 2015—though it involved a crisis on dry land.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
City Hall steps, all seven and a half feet of him, tall as a Lakers center but clumsy as a swan on dry land.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 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
Back on dry land, photographer Eva Rendl meets me in her favourite location for wedding shoots.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2025
Roz described her life on the island, and the sea creatures smiled as they imagined her living on dry land.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
