on land
Example Sentences
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The Department of Conservation reported this weekend a 200 percent increase in sightings on land around Wellington, local media said, describing it as "seal silly season".
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Our adversaries need to know that the U.S. has the capacity to fight and win in space as well as on land, sea and air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
My initial thought is that, unless local planning laws allow you to subdivide the property, your son will be building a house on land that you own — not on property that your son owns.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Although their proportions resembled those of modern cheetahs, growing evidence suggests these cats were much more versatile hunters, able to chase prey on land while also using powerful forelimbs to grab and hold it.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Then, their clumsy movement on land giving them a swaggering strut, the birds went back to the water and sailed away downstream toward the sea.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
