touch down

as in to perch
to come to rest after descending from the air the plane will touch down in about 30 minutes

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Recent Examples of touch down Milton touched down near Siesta Key in Sarasota County on Wednesday night. NBC News, 12 Oct. 2024 King Charles and Queen Camilla have touched down in Samoa as their royal tour continues. Janine Henni, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024 So the dog drinks and drinks, ignoring the horse approaching her and the sound of another airplane, this one pulling up to a gate, having touched down in the city where Brian’s mother was born. Paul Yoon, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2024 Taylor Swift has touched down in Miami ahead of her final leg of the Eras Tour, which begins this evening at Hard Rock Stadium. Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for touch down 
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  • Helping themselves to the complimentary snacks at the resort’s Tree Houses, which are private cabins built of aromatic red cedar, and perched 2,700-feet over the Dan River Gorge.
    Brienne Walsh, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In the pulsating world of thriller fiction, pacing is the silent conductor, orchestrating a symphony of tension and release that keeps readers perched on the edge of their seats.
    JD Barker, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
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  • The Paragon was one of few splits reliable enough to navigate through the garbage with a semblance of grace, all while encouraging riders to throw little spins, ride switch, and pop off rock-hard pillows without too much concern for landing stability.
    Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Upon landing the role, García-Rulfo enlisted the help of academics to drill down on the book’s core themes of love, patriarchy and mortality.
    Max Gao, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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  • The tree lighting, led by Santa and local dignitaries, will follow.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
  • With confetti colors and an appealing blocky design (buffered by rounded edges), these statement pieces are easy to clean and light enough to be moved from playroom to patio without a hitch.
    Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024

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