the Promised Land
noun
1
: the land that was given to Abraham and his descendants according to the promise God made in the Bible
2
or the promised land
: a happy place or condition that someone wants to reach : a place where dreams or hopes can come true
They came to America searching for the promised land.
Examples of the Promised Land in a Sentence
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The land of Israel is central to the religion, the foundational narrative of which is about returning from slavery to the Promised Land.
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Marc Tracy, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2024
In 1948 the most devout of the Jewish surveyors in the Promised Land regarded the mere suggestion of a nation-state as blasphemy.
—Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
There were contending baseball teams who utilized Tuesday’s trade deadline to augment their chances of reaching the Promised Land.
—Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2023
That’s where the Israelites wandered for 40 years in search of the Promised Land.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2023
Pepper is a kind of amalgam of Bigger Thomas and Sonny’s crew from Manchild in the Promised Land.
—Lawrence Jackson, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
This account presents God as female, leading Moses and the Israelites out of Egypt and into the Promised Land.
—Annie Selak, The Conversation, 28 Feb. 2023
Marc Tracy, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2024
In 1948 the most devout of the Jewish surveyors in the Promised Land regarded the mere suggestion of a nation-state as blasphemy.
—Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
There were contending baseball teams who utilized Tuesday’s trade deadline to augment their chances of reaching the Promised Land.
—Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2023
That’s where the Israelites wandered for 40 years in search of the Promised Land.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2023
Pepper is a kind of amalgam of Bigger Thomas and Sonny’s crew from Manchild in the Promised Land.
—Lawrence Jackson, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
This account presents God as female, leading Moses and the Israelites out of Egypt and into the Promised Land.
—Annie Selak, The Conversation, 28 Feb. 2023
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