land with

verb

landed with; landing with; lands with
British, informal
: to force (someone) to deal with (something or someone unpleasant)
I always get landed with the washing-up.

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The final moments, the story’s famous articulation of human agency and good versus evil, land with crushing loveliness. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026 Who What Wear notes the toggle closures and sharp shoulders on this year’s military jackets and frames the mood as early-aughts nostalgia, a reference point landing with millennial and older Gen Z shoppers. — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026 The officiating crew instead threw a flag on Okereke, who leaped up in the air to obstruct Watson’s pass and then landed with his shoulder on Watson’s helmet. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026 It was restored to Thyssen a decade later and passed to his grandson, Federico Zichy Thyssen, on whose 2014 death the painting landed with a charitable family foundation. — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for land with

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“Land with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/land%20with. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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