how the land lies

Example Sentences

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Surely you bite your lip, enjoy representing your country and see how the land lies when you get back?

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

That way, Verstappen can see how the land lies in 2026, and if Red Bull are struggling it will be contractually easier to move in that case as well.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2025

Let’s go down to where the prisoners 244 are, Jeanne, and see how the land lies.

From A Daughter of the Union by Madison, Lucy Foster

I hope Will’s met them and told how the land lies here.

From The Outdoor Chums on the Lake Lively Adventures on Wildcat Island by Allen, Quincy

"Come on! let's see how the land lies," suggested Dora.

From The Girls of Central High on Lake Luna or, The Crew That Won by Morrison, Gertrude W.