land on

Example Sentences

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His buildings eschewed columns, boasting few straight lines as they swelled and curved, appearing untethered to the land on which they stood.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company planned as many as five such launches a year as it perfected the craft, a version of which is supposed to one day land on the moon.

From Salon

Finally, I land on one of my favorite clean-out-the-fridge meals: a lazy woman’s bibimbap-inspired rice bowl, with spiced beef, whatever vegetables are left standing, and one of my surplus eggs perched on top.

From Salon

Every week, about 45 new names land on Steph Smith's desk, all hoping for a place at her school.

From BBC

The land on which the building sits has been owned since 1902 by the Cooper Union, a private college that specializes in art, architecture and engineering.

From Barron's