alighted

Example Sentences

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Not surprisingly, by the time that the couple alighted at the Astrodome in 1974, they were headed for divorce proceedings.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2024

The Royal Samoan Police Band began playing as the couple alighted and met local officials.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024

However, five Chinese coast guard personnel, three of them armed with steel batons, followed by boat, alighted on the islet and ordered the fishermen to leave.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2024

As Biden alighted from the plane in New Delhi, he waved to the crowd waiting under a blaze of floodlights.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2023

We passed through several towns, and in one, a very large one, the coach stopped; the horses were taken out, and the passengers alighted to dine.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë