land
noun
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands.
had landed
-
past perfectof land.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
A 29-year-old homemaker in the Houthi-held city of Hodeida, where rebel media said the plane had landed, said she was worried more conflict lay ahead, "without producing any results, just making the current crises worse".
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Less than 24 hours after Cordeiro had landed in Slovakia, he, Reed and De Maria were named co-chairs of the committee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
By 17 he had landed a full-time job at the game studio Bullfrog Games.
From MarketWatch ● May 23, 2026
She eventually tracks down other Blumstein relations who had landed in Israel, finding them living in the same town as Ms. Gerson’s brother-in-law.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
I knew I had landed that touch, and I asked the ref to look at the touch again on his screen, but he still refused to give me the point.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
