How to Use promised land in a Sentence
promised land
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Coach Bob Bailey is counting on a trio of runners to lead his team back to the promise land.
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Andrew J. Campa,
Glendale News-Press,
2 Sep. 2017
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More than a half-century later, that promised land of economic justice remains out of reach.
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Michael K. Honey,
Time,
20 Feb. 2020
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The treaty promised land in Colorado, but it was never delivered, says Begaye.
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Alicia Ault,
Smithsonian,
23 Feb. 2018
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Now, the remaining hopefuls will just have to wait as Riot decides whether to grant — or deny — entry intro esports’ promised land.
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Mikhail Klimentov,
Washington Post,
15 July 2022
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But then there are the tanking teams, squads that hope to lose as many games to potentially secure a draft position high enough to land a franchise player that can lead them to the promise land.
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Nihal Kolur,
SI.com,
16 Apr. 2018
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The Israelites were ultimately freed from slavery and wandered the desert for 40 years before making it to the promise land.
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Sarah Gray,
Time,
15 Mar. 2018
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In fact, at one time any man who signed up for the Continental Army was promised land that rightfully belonged to Native Americans.
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Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
6 Dec. 2025
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In 1851, the signing of the Treaty at Forks of Cosumnes River promised land along the Cosumnes River where local tribes could live.
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Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2026
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The proposals — presented by Preston North End chief executive Peter Ridsdale to a meeting of Championship chief executives last week — received widespread backing, as clubs sensed the door to the Premier League’s promised land creaking open a little wider.
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Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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