terra

Example Sentences

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The search for terra incognita can explain the explosion, in the 20th century, of science fiction and magical realism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

But the fear was that it would happen in space, when you’re 180 miles from terra firma and the nearest fire station.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2025

They came in a small range of colors: sand, terra cotta, chestnut.

From Slate • Oct. 20, 2024

This is really quite intriguing as we do not know much about these parts of the genome; our work shows there is benefit in exploring further this genetic terra incognita.'

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2024

We need to be a little more precise: terra cum circumfluis aqua et vicino aere volvitur means ‘the earth rotates, together with the water and the neighbouring air which flow around it.’

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton