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Often he will alight in a very uncertain manner, moving his antennae about much the way a wireless operator will swing his direction-finding frame to discover the quarter from which the signals are coming.

From Scientific American Oct. 1, 2021

And it's in that middle that we hope people will alight and see a human being who was, we think, a decent, honorable human being who was led astray by various forces.

From Salon May 4, 2020

You almost never know where his mind will alight.

From New York Times Jul. 9, 2016

Mr. Bellocchio was given a Lion for lifetime achievement here four years ago, and no one can predict where the favor of the competition jury, a cosmopolitan group led by Alfonso Cuarón, will alight.

From New York Times Sep. 10, 2015

All I have to do is whistle her name and she will alight on my fist.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George