Example Sentences

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The scientists, led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, had alighted upon what they called an “octopus garden.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2023

His gaze had alighted on a simple prop, a pair of reading glasses, that reminded him of his late father.

From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2020

Eventually, they had alighted on a diagnosis of thallium poisoning.

From The Guardian • Jan. 19, 2016

The other Russians had alighted from the chartered plane earlier during a stop at a British military base.

From Washington Post • Jul. 10, 2010

I had alighted from Joe’s back on the brink of the ditch when we came up, and had not moved since.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens