land gracefully

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to come down to the ground in a controlled and elegant manner

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Examples (10)

  • The ballerina landed gracefully after a perfect grand jeté.
  • The plane will land gracefully if the crosswinds ease.
  • He tried to land gracefully, but the uneven ground made it tricky.
  • Swallows land gracefully on the wire, barely disturbing it.
  • The gymnast had landed gracefully on every pass until the final dismount.
  • With updated firmware, drones can land gracefully.
  • We watched the helicopter land gracefully on the rooftop helipad at dusk.
  • With a small hop, the cat landed gracefully on the narrow ledge.
  • Parkour athletes must land gracefully to protect their knees.
  • By adjusting her posture midair, she could land more gracefully than before.