work the land

phrase

: to plant and sow crops

Examples of work the land in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ultimately, what could be more natural than to bring them back to life today amongst the men and women who work the land? — Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 9 Aug. 2026

Fulton continues to work the land, describing a dream of trail rides, lessons, nature programs and a full stable. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 3 Jan. 2026

As the cocoa farmers of Bahia are showing, supporting those who work the land is the surest way to secure the planet’s future. — Kaveh Zahedi, Time, 3 Nov. 2025

Rabab’s family, who also work the land, include her parents (Hiam Abbas and Kamal El Basha) and her young daughter, Afra ( Wardi Eilabouni). — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 11 Sep. 2025

At the same time, industrial facilities lured laborers into factories and mills as fewer were needed to work the land. — Riley Robinson, Christian Science Monitor, 8 June 2025

New farmers begin to work the land, oblivious to the hidden danger. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 29 Apr. 2025

Image Owners like farmers and forest managers can still work the land, but agree that it can never be developed, even if the land changes hands. — Andrew Mangum, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025

In fact, 81% of Black people who don’t live in cities live in the South, a legacy of slavery and how generations of Africans were forcefully taken to work the land as free labor. — Darren Dubose, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025

Rhymes for work the land

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• bottomland
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