dry land
Example Sentences
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She says they would have been heading for the southern coast of Myanmar, where they would unload their human cargo to smaller boats to put them back on dry land.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
City Hall steps, all seven and a half feet of him, tall as a Lakers center but clumsy as a swan on dry land.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
"We hope Israel will help us cultivate our dry land," he said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
"After just a few short minutes, he was safely out and on the pathway and able to crawl up onto dry land."
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2025
Hence those seas became dry land during the Ice Ages, when much ocean water was locked up in glaciers and sea level lay at about 500 feet below its present stand.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
