touching down
Example Sentences
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Orion's landing was highly accurate, touching down just 2.9 miles from its target.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
“Today, we’re touching down in the ’70s to talk about Chippendales.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Passenger Emmy Coutelier, 18, hugged her sister at Charles de Gaulle airport after touching down in Paris from the UAE.
From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026
After touching down in Washington on Thursday evening, Zelensky met representatives of defence companies who produce the powerful weapons he says he needs to strengthen Ukraine's protection.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025
He was surrounded by chess officials, players, journalists, and the merely curious, and within hours of touching down in Yugoslavia he was at the board playing, analyzing, and talking chess.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
