Promised Land

Example Sentences

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Knicks fans have waited for their team to return to the NBA’s promised land for this entire century—and the well-heeled among them are paying exorbitant sums to witness it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

After a season away from the Premier League, Ipswich Town are once again set to return to the promised land after securing promotion from the Championship.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

In that theoretical promised land, the objective would be to care deeply about the people and issues that are worth our attention, not about stuff that doesn’t matter.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

The son of farmworkers who became a Mexican American Moses trying to lead his people to the promised land of equity and political power.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

“So young. Just look at her, our child of the promised land, our New York child, the child who has never known Haiti.”

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat