Examples of terra firma in a Sentence
after that nightmarish storm, the sailors were grateful to reach terra firma
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Each of the contemporary pieces, anonymously strung like shaky rope bridges between the comparative terra firma of the Bach movements, struggled to cloak the rocky, inhospitable terroir of their respective origins.
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Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
The waiting crowd at Meacham Field, estimated at more than 25,000, welcomed their hometown heroes back to terra firma with cheers.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2024
Tensions between commercial operators and sovereign operators, and sovereign operators and other sovereign operators, will give rise to tensions back down on terra firma in 2024.
—Jean-François Morizur, Fortune Europe, 8 Mar. 2024
Advertisement Iris has finally planted her life on the terra firma of the American Dream: a community of unsullied cleanliness, order and safety.
—Ron Charles, Washington Post, 25 July 2023
One species kept long legs — ideal for sprinting — and small, sticky toe pads more often planted on terra firma.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
The manner in which the Sherlock/Fleabag actor moves through the various time trips and memory-lane strolls, some of which are more painful and raw than others, manages to keep Haigh’s occasional flights of paranormal fancy solidly on terra firma.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2023
Ulf Svane Ulf Svane A third of my trip happens away from terra firma, cruising the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2023
Like terra firma itself, Barbie Land was born from a volcanic eruption.
—Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 21 July 2023
Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
The waiting crowd at Meacham Field, estimated at more than 25,000, welcomed their hometown heroes back to terra firma with cheers.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2024
Tensions between commercial operators and sovereign operators, and sovereign operators and other sovereign operators, will give rise to tensions back down on terra firma in 2024.
—Jean-François Morizur, Fortune Europe, 8 Mar. 2024
Advertisement Iris has finally planted her life on the terra firma of the American Dream: a community of unsullied cleanliness, order and safety.
—Ron Charles, Washington Post, 25 July 2023
One species kept long legs — ideal for sprinting — and small, sticky toe pads more often planted on terra firma.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
The manner in which the Sherlock/Fleabag actor moves through the various time trips and memory-lane strolls, some of which are more painful and raw than others, manages to keep Haigh’s occasional flights of paranormal fancy solidly on terra firma.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2023
Ulf Svane Ulf Svane A third of my trip happens away from terra firma, cruising the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2023
Like terra firma itself, Barbie Land was born from a volcanic eruption.
—Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 21 July 2023
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“Terra firma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terra%20firma. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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