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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The house is haunted by a family of farmers that lived and died on the land, murdered horribly by the patriarch of the family, but really, the problem is the demon that controls the mirror and its dark reflections.
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Then, human agriculture changed everything—and left the land vulnerable to fire when people retreated to cities.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 9 Sep. 2025
The easy 1-mile route takes hikers under the bridge—past the spot where George Washington allegedly carved his initials into the rock when surveying the land—and then out to Lace Falls, a 50-foot cascade.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Eighty million years ago, in what is now Brazil, a silent killer impacted the giants of the land.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Then, human agriculture changed everything—and left the land vulnerable to fire when people retreated to cities.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 9 Sep. 2025
The easy 1-mile route takes hikers under the bridge—past the spot where George Washington allegedly carved his initials into the rock when surveying the land—and then out to Lace Falls, a 50-foot cascade.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Eighty million years ago, in what is now Brazil, a silent killer impacted the giants of the land.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 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 Sep. 2025.
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