will alight
- future tense of alight.
Example Sentences
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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
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