the land
noun
: land in the countryside that is thought of as providing a simple and good way of living
He wanted to move/get back to the land.
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One of the foundations of our federal government is that the work of a bicameral legislature must be approved by a president for something to become the law of the land.
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Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
The day's festivities included a pageant commemorating the land runs of 1889 and 1893.
—Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 2 Apr. 2025
If Disney had bought the land directly, the owners might have asked for more money safe in the knowledge that the buyer could afford it.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
That is, if ground is actually broken this year on the land where the Tropicana Hotel once stood.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
The day's festivities included a pageant commemorating the land runs of 1889 and 1893.
—Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 2 Apr. 2025
If Disney had bought the land directly, the owners might have asked for more money safe in the knowledge that the buyer could afford it.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
That is, if ground is actually broken this year on the land where the Tropicana Hotel once stood.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the land
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“The land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20land. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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