Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crash-landed
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The debate was live-streamed, and drew so much attention that Fuentes landed his own show on Right Side Broadcasting Network, a pro-Trump streaming channel.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026 -
The Guardians finished with just one hit on a double that landed over right fielder Michael Conforto’s head.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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Drowsy honeymooners; now and again a group of Tahitian wildlife experts, alighted on the atoll to examine a particularly impressive giant clam.—
Antonia Quirke,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Super Beetle, called the 1301, alighted in 1971 with a 60 hp, 1,585 cc engine.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
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The venue, perched atop Edge — the highest outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere at 1,131 feet — transforms the observation deck into a high-energy nightlife destination each summer.—
Abigail Park,
Billboard,
30 Mar. 2026
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As soon as Wednesday, a four-person crew could launch on a mission to fly around the moon in an Orion capsule that's currently perched at the top of a 322-foot, orange-and-white rocket waiting at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
30 Mar. 2026
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The old woman’s face lit with recognition, and what, indeed, were the chances of this?—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Samuel Helenius and Alex Laferriere also lit the lamp.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Two lovers embraced in a curtained room, while a white peacock roosted on a ledge.—
Dennis Zhou,
New Yorker,
12 Dec. 2025
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Exposure often happens during activities like remodeling old buildings or clearing areas where birds have roosted.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
9 Dec. 2025
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Tigers Woods’ private plane reportedly touched down in Zurich Friday.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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In the summer of 2024, more than 30 tornadoes touched down across the Chicago area in one day.—
Noel Brennan,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Crash-landed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crash-landed. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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