land up
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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He harvests between nine and 12 bags from an acre of land, up from the previous five to seven bags.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2024
"Hundreds of people, including relatives, land up every day to see the man who has returned from death row."
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2023
“A cargo-carrying vessel that would have sailed in sight of land up and down the coast.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
But appraisal is just a fancy word for estimate, and the city never put the land up for bid, even after the state housing agency said doing so could have resolved the violation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2022
Freedom and justice for all, the greatness of America, but a man living in a country sending satellites into space could still land up a heap in a doorway.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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