promised land

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Recent Examples of promised land Hunter was promised land to be granted to individual Indian settlers but was unsuccessful in getting a tribal grant with the right of self-government. Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Mar. 2024 California has been a beacon, a destination, a paradise and promised land ever since its headlong expansion in a rush of gold fever. Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2024 This Luna weighted blanket is the direct pathway to that promised land for many users. Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 10 May 2023 They had been promised land and glory in a rapid campaign. Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2022 See All Example Sentences for promised land
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promised land
Noun
  • These civic footings carry the architecture of socialist monumentality and New York sidewalks, evoking both town square and cemetery, utopia and capital.
    Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Where the youthful Marx sketched utopias, the mature Marx turned to economics and praxis.
    Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Richardson argues that, even as an adult, Matthiessen longed to find some similar paradise.
    Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • From the haunting call of the Indian paradise flycatcher to the flash of a Malabar pied hornbill's wings, the park is alive with exciting birds — a paradise for veteran birdwatchers and nascent enthusiasts alike.
    Marion Miller, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Tina Turner’s Gravity-Defying Wavy Shag Tina Turner’s higher-than-heaven shag was heavily teased at the roots, says Abramite.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Scorsese’s life and work, still ongoing thank heavens, have been given a rather simple five-act structure for purposes of the documentary.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2025

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