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

Recent Examples on the Web

The name Jesus in Hebrew is Joshua—the name of Moses’s successor, who conquered the land of Israel in ancient times and set up an independent Jewish state, expelling and defeating his enemies. —Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025

Even though the property no longer belongs to the college, state leaders and the president’s library foundation insist the land transfer will be a win for students. —Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025

Taxing the value of the land instead of what sits on it encourages development, and land cannot be moved offshore for tax avoidance. —Renaud Foucart, Time, 28 Sep. 2025

Besides the land-rental fee, the remainder of that amount is just an estimate of county services and billable staff time, Krueger said. —Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for the land

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand