land of opportunity
noun phrase
: a place where people have many chances to succeed, achieve things, etc.
Examples of land of opportunity in a Sentence
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It’s certainly been a land of opportunity for Julio Calderon.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
Reagan won the disillusioned center in 1980 by picturing America as a past and future land of opportunity.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 12 Nov. 2023
Immigrant dislocation, the notion of being stuck between worlds, and the idea of America as a land of opportunity are explored in what feels like a cursory manner.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2023
Building a new, improved land of opportunity requires exterminating vermin.
—Matt Thompson, Spin, 10 Sep. 2023
At the same time, these levels of poverty and insecurity are compatible with a land of opportunity that could get its act together and, taking advantage of external tailwinds, live through a decade of prosperity.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
He’s fallen in love with America, with this land of opportunity and endless possibilities.
—Sharareh Drury, Variety, 7 July 2023
The first-person narration is propulsive, driven by rage and loathing, and the portrait of the city as racially virulent is especially compelling, given the myth of Southern California as a land of opportunity.
—Boris Kachka, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2023
Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
Reagan won the disillusioned center in 1980 by picturing America as a past and future land of opportunity.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 12 Nov. 2023
Immigrant dislocation, the notion of being stuck between worlds, and the idea of America as a land of opportunity are explored in what feels like a cursory manner.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2023
Building a new, improved land of opportunity requires exterminating vermin.
—Matt Thompson, Spin, 10 Sep. 2023
At the same time, these levels of poverty and insecurity are compatible with a land of opportunity that could get its act together and, taking advantage of external tailwinds, live through a decade of prosperity.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
He’s fallen in love with America, with this land of opportunity and endless possibilities.
—Sharareh Drury, Variety, 7 July 2023
The first-person narration is propulsive, driven by rage and loathing, and the portrait of the city as racially virulent is especially compelling, given the myth of Southern California as a land of opportunity.
—Boris Kachka, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2023
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“Land of opportunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/land%20of%20opportunity. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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