Definition of promised land
: something and especially a place or condition believed to promise final satisfaction or realization of hopes
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Examples of promised land in a Sentence
finally realized that the promised land doesn't exist
Recent Examples of promised land from the Web
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America’s story had always closely aligned with that of Exodus—the tale of a people who left behind an oppressive Old World to enter a wilderness and ultimately build a divinely inspired, promised land.
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Sister Jean has been on a whirlwind since the Ramblers started this unexpected return to the college basketball promised land.
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But then there are the tanking teams, squads that hope to lose as many games to potentially secure a draft position high enough to land a franchise player that can lead them to the promise land.
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But Loyola Chicago reached this weekend’s Final Four — college basketball’s promised land — riding more than thoughts and prayers.
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The Israelites were ultimately freed from slavery and wandered the desert for 40 years before making it to the promise land.
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The treaty promised land in Colorado, but it was never delivered, says Begaye.
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Since the implementation of Title IX in 1972, Glendale girls’ sports had visited the semifinals twice, but had never reached the promise land.
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After his sentence ended, Erik the Red sailed back to Iceland to convince other settlers to follow him to this new promised land.
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