terra
Example Sentences
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The kitchen floor suddenly terra incognita, Jack looked to me across the table for help.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
The fact that scientists are finding intact biochar in the Amazon’s ancient terra preta suggests that it’s happening.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2025
They came in a small range of colors: sand, terra cotta, chestnut.
From Slate • Oct. 20, 2024
That would only have been possible on terra firma, they say.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 30, 2024
As they says in that old joke, the more firma, the less terra!
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
