crash-landing
- present participle of crash-land.
- a word derived from crash-land.
Example Sentences
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"Those 'exorbitant fees' are the crash-landing of a system that hasn't been planned or funded properly," he said.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025
"Hocus Pocus 2" is crash-landing on Disney+ on September 30 and it already has an advantage over the original which came out in theaters during the — blech — summer of 1993.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2022
Following a cold open teasing Stitch’s crash-landing on Kauai, a colorful title sequence set to “He Mele No Lilo” introduced moviegoers to Lilo and her island home for the first time with an elegant hula.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2022
Alan Tudyk plays Harry, masquerading as a small-town doctor — and a human — after crash-landing on Earth.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2021
Should have been retested after the crash-landing, at least.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
