land

Example Sentences

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Instead, the party's candidate, Kenyon, is focusing on hyper-local issues such as opposing new housing developments on green-belt land, pitching himself as a "normal" local lad.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The land was off-limits to development for years given its environmentally protected status.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

I’m an interloper, a stranger in a strange land.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, leased nearly 25 acres of unincorporated land just outside Gilroy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

“Seems like I ought to help. Become a land rush man. Set aside my guns. California and the Pacific Ocean aren’t going anywhere.”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes