land on

Example Sentences

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The spacecraft was not planning to land on the Moon but fly around its far side, the side which is never visible from Earth.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The journey, set to last around 10 days, will take the astronauts on a loop around the Moon, though they will not land on its surface.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

According to the researchers, these tiny plastic particles first land on the leaves in the upper canopy.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

The smaller the tranche, the more likely they can land on a tighter credit spread because they’re not setting the price to attract a marginal investor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

There was such a scarcity of high land on Rass that for generations we had buried our dead in our front yards.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson