belly-landed

past tense of belly-land

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for belly-landed
Verb
  • The robotic lander then touched down in November that year on Mars' surface.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • After successful deceleration and landing burns, B1083 softly touched down on SpaceX's A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship in the Atlantic Ocean about six minutes later.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Aamir Quereshi imaged the moon moments before it was engulfed in Earth's shadow over Pakistan, with a razor-thin crescent lit by bright sunlight.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • During an interview at Variety‘s TIFF studio alongside the film’s director and co-writer, Hikari, the actor admitted that the rise of streaming has lit an extra fire under him to choose winning projects.
    William Earl, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Eagles also landed wide receiver John Metchie III, quarterback Sam Howell, and offensive tackles Fred Johnson and Darian Kennard to add more talent to the roster despite coming off a Super Bowl win.
    Matt Wadleigh, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Last month the company raised $500 million, boosting its valuation to nearly $7 billion; hired its first CFO; and landed a marquee recruit in Joelle Pineau, Meta’s longtime head of AI research.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • More greenery hangs from the ceiling and is perched on the staircase.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
  • She’s accompanied by Thing, who is perched on her shoulder.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Belly-landed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belly-landed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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