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The jungle quickly swallowed the little landing strip used by the small planes on their weekly visits, but the banana boats continued to resupply the almost sixty men for some time.—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026 The ranch even has its own landing strip.—Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2025 If time flies, then 2025 moved at supersonic speed, and December is its landing strip.—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 Dec. 2025 The landing strip at Princess Juliana International Airport is separated from the beach by a single road, meaning that at peak season up to 70 flights a day come whizzing over the sand, almost close enough to touch.—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 22 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for landing strip