How to Use land in a Sentence

land

1 of 2 noun
  • The land stretched as far as you could see.
  • They bought some land and built a house.
  • They cleared some land to grow crops.
  • His lands extend as far as the eye can see.
  • He was the most powerful politician in the land.
  • They invaded the country by land and by sea.
  • After two days of sailing, we were miles from land.
  • They own land in Alaska.
  • When does this land on your desk?
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The beats just don’t quite land.
    — ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
  • In my land, the eye eats first.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
  • And that’s kind of where this lands.
    — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
  • Did Artemis 2 land on the moon?
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 8 May 2026
  • Rip currents can move you away from land.
    — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • This is our land, from sea to shining sea.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
  • They got rid of all that blighted track land.
    — AFAR Media, 15 May 2026
  • Let praise land, then keep going at your own pace.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Sit back on their butts while the Army takes over their land?
    — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
  • But as housing prices have gone up, so have land rents.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • But don’t expect to break any land speed records with this thing.
    — New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2026
  • And the ice sheet, perched on land, keeps water out of the ocean.
    — Paul Bierman, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Palm Fire has burned one acre of private land.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Agua Fire has burned two acres of private land.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Springs Fire has burned one acre of private land.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Bradley Fire has burned two acres of private land.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • But there’s not yet a plan for the vast swaths of land that surround them.
    — Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Who will be first to land astronauts on the moon?
    — Space.com Staff, Space.com, 28 Mar. 2026
  • And this is indeed a land of extremes.
    — Sergei Poljak, Outside, 7 Mar. 2026
  • There's lots of fun for families on land as well.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The wildfire has burned one acre of private land.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025

land

2 of 2 verb
  • The golf ball landed in the trees.
  • The bird landed in a tree.
  • The pilot was able to land the plane on the runway.
  • The plane landed on the runway.
  • The cat fell from the tree but landed on its feet.
  • I could not see where the ball landed.
  • We watched the seaplanes landing on the water.
  • A butterfly landed on the flower.
  • It was raining heavily at the airport when we landed.
  • Our flight was scheduled to land in Pittsburgh at 4:00.
  • One fly landed on a meat slicer.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
  • As for what styles are landing?
    — Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
  • For some, the leap never lands.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 20 June 2026
  • Deals like these don't land every day.
    — Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The sergeant landed on his head.
    — Emerson Clarridge updated March 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Five flies were landing on onions.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
  • What can smart job seekers do to land the right role?
    — Julia Sullivan, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Sales and streams also play a role in where a tune lands.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • That could be enough to land a gig as a third center.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 20 June 2026
  • Artemis 2 not landing on the moon.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Kelce caught a pass near the end zone and landed on his head.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Over is one of those great records that just landed at the wrong time.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 22 May 2026
  • Both were able to land their next shot on the green to set up the finish.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026
  • Battery life lands around 10 hours on a charge.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Ten of them landed on a bag of unpeeled onions.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The ad lands by letting the contrast do the work.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
  • His glove was a bit crumpled as the ball landed in it.
    — ABC News, 20 June 2026
  • Of course, not every joke at a roast is going to land.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
  • But what happened next landed him in jail.
    — Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 12 Feb. 2026
  • There’s a second reason this lands hard for me.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

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