Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crash-landed
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Here’s how the other following contenders landed in the top five for Charlotte’s best places to live.—
Chase Jordan
March 30,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026 -
While still a teen, Dean landed a gig singing backup vocals for the British drum and bass group Rudimental, which led her to self-release music and secure a contract with an EMI subsidiary.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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Drowsy honeymooners; now and again a group of Tahitian wildlife experts, alighted on the atoll to examine a particularly impressive giant clam.—
Antonia Quirke,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Super Beetle, called the 1301, alighted in 1971 with a 60 hp, 1,585 cc engine.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
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The venue, perched atop Edge — the highest outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere at 1,131 feet — transforms the observation deck into a high-energy nightlife destination each summer.—
Abigail Park,
Billboard,
30 Mar. 2026
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As soon as Wednesday, a four-person crew could launch on a mission to fly around the moon in an Orion capsule that's currently perched at the top of a 322-foot, orange-and-white rocket waiting at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
30 Mar. 2026
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While the lunar far side will be only partially lit during the flyby, the lighting is set to cast long shadows that highlight craters, ridges, and slopes in greater detail.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Apr. 2026
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But inside, up on the eighth floor where the writers worked in silence, Rainey’s world unfolded for me in Technicolor, lit by her fiery aura.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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Two lovers embraced in a curtained room, while a white peacock roosted on a ledge.—
Dennis Zhou,
New Yorker,
12 Dec. 2025
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Exposure often happens during activities like remodeling old buildings or clearing areas where birds have roosted.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
9 Dec. 2025
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Tigers Woods’ private plane reportedly touched down in Zurich Friday.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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In the summer of 2024, more than 30 tornadoes touched down across the Chicago area in one day.—
Noel Brennan,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Crash-landed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crash-landed. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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