touching down
Example Sentences
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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
After touching down in a private plane near the capital, Tegucigalpa, he traveled to a rally in the town of Comayagua.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Their first score arrived with their next push at the line, Johan Grobbelaar touching down and Pollard converting, leaving Glasgow with a 21-10 half-time lead.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Orion's landing was highly accurate, touching down just 2.9 miles from its target.
From Science Daily ● May 4, 2026
We skimmed over the treetops for a little under ten minutes before touching down in the landing zone, or LZ, as Simpson called it.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
