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 landed
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present perfectof land.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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A shooting star, or rather a meteor, may or may not have landed somewhere inside his house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Olympic gymnast Simone Biles and her NFL star husband, Jonathan Owens, have landed a buyer for their sprawling Texas property—just days after listing the home they resided in while finishing up their custom mansion.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Tired of the overcrowded beaches of Italy, Greece, and Spain, savvy developers are looking for new stretches of the coastline and have landed on Albania.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
Dozens of planes have landed at or departed Dubai International Airport within five minutes of warnings of missile or drone attacks, The Wall Street Journal has reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
They seemed to have landed in the corner of a field at dusk; Hermione was already running in a circle around them, waving her wand.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
