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.
have been landing
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present perfect progressiveof land.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The pickup comes as a higher proportion of people searching for work have been landing jobs compared with last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The Trojans have been landing on this list a lot as we try to get a handle on just how good Lincoln Riley’s portal all-stars can be.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
While the world’s attention has been focused for the past week on the events in Kabul, waves of Afghans have been landing in the United States.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 27, 2021
Though helicopters have been landing on her massive deck- the size of three football pitches - it will be another year before the new F35s will begin flight trials.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2017
Averaging winter with summer for ten years, colonists of British birth have been landing on Canada's shores at the rate of three hundred a day.
From The Canadian Commonwealth by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut
