Example Sentences

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The result is that the class divide is widening in Silicon Valley as a tiny group of employees are landing unprecedented packages for AI skills, while many others struggle to find work.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

At 53 years old, Armbruster isn’t feeling pressure to take advantage of the paydays his rivals are landing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

The airport remains as anxious a gateway as ever, and if some burden has been lifted for those who are taking off, it’s more present than ever for those who are landing.

From Slate • Jul. 10, 2025

We are landing in a few minutes, so please close the commode lid and sit on it and secure yourself.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2024

The French are not going, fool!—they are landing!

From The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago by Lever, Charles James