touching down
Example Sentences
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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
At 90 minutes, the film feels rushed, touching down at different points along a timeline without ever really settling in, lending it a schematic quality despite its unerring sensitivity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Passengers touching down at airports in Australia, France, Germany, India, Russia, Taiwan and beyond told of sleepless nights and days-long ordeals to get out of the Middle East when war erupted.
From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026
He was surrounded by chess officials, players, journalists, and the merely curious, and within hours of touching down in Yugoslavia he was at the board playing, analyzing, and talking chess.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
