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.
Examples of the land in a Sentence
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As its costs spiraled higher in 2022 and 2023, Alterra, the developer of the Philadelphia apartment building, asked the current owner of the property to delay the land sale in the hope that rates would fall and to lower the purchase price.
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Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
In the midst of increasing conflict over the land, the United Nations proposed a division of Arab and Jewish states; the proposal was opposed by the Arab population of the land, and a civil war followed the announcement of the plan.
—TIME, 15 May 2024
The San Bernardino County Fire Protection District is largely funded by property taxes, and in the Mojave much of the land is owned by the federal government and untaxed.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
That set off a 60-day clock within which the land deal could have been finalized and Resolution handed the keys.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
The underused backlot isn’t large enough for a World of Pandora — but there’s plenty of space if Walt Disney Imagineering pushes the boundaries of the land out into the Disneyland bus depot along Harbor Boulevard.
—Brady MacDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024
There’s only one major restriction to the use of the land.
—Sarah Rappaport, Fortune, 10 May 2024
Sewer vines are the campsite’s biggest villain, ensnaring natives and sucking nutrients out of the land.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
And then the governor has to give his stamp of approval still before legislation becomes the law of the land.
—Daniel Aitken, Orange County Register, 6 May 2024
Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
In the midst of increasing conflict over the land, the United Nations proposed a division of Arab and Jewish states; the proposal was opposed by the Arab population of the land, and a civil war followed the announcement of the plan.
—TIME, 15 May 2024
The San Bernardino County Fire Protection District is largely funded by property taxes, and in the Mojave much of the land is owned by the federal government and untaxed.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
That set off a 60-day clock within which the land deal could have been finalized and Resolution handed the keys.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
The underused backlot isn’t large enough for a World of Pandora — but there’s plenty of space if Walt Disney Imagineering pushes the boundaries of the land out into the Disneyland bus depot along Harbor Boulevard.
—Brady MacDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024
There’s only one major restriction to the use of the land.
—Sarah Rappaport, Fortune, 10 May 2024
Sewer vines are the campsite’s biggest villain, ensnaring natives and sucking nutrients out of the land.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
And then the governor has to give his stamp of approval still before legislation becomes the law of the land.
—Daniel Aitken, Orange County Register, 6 May 2024
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“The land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20land. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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