terra firma

Example Sentences

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But the fear was that it would happen in space, when you’re 180 miles from terra firma and the nearest fire station.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2025

This is a miracle, a luxury of maritime technology that many of us who live at the edge of terra firma might, from daily familiarity, take for granted.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2024

“I’m a monster,” Ruby exclaims after a destructive mishap on terra firma, sending the needle on the viewer’s gauge for puberty metaphors flying into the red.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2023

But he is made for the moment, having had a sympathetic history with the Skrulls, a shape-shifting race of interplanetary refugees, and back on terra firma.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2023

God Almighty, I’m glad I’m right here on old terra firma.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury