touching down
Example Sentences
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Before touching down in Reading, Young performed at the Electric Picnic Festival in the Republic of Ireland on Saturday.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
The footage, obtained by Airline Videos, a website that posts plane spotting footage, shows a DHL jetliner touching down on the runway and seconds later, white smoke emitting from the aircraft’s rear tires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Thirty-two minutes later, Team Melli, as it is known, was beyond American airspace and touching down south of the border.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Orion's landing was highly accurate, touching down just 2.9 miles from its target.
From Science Daily ● May 4, 2026
He dropped like a stone, touching down on the smooth marble floor.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
