land gracefully
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to come down to the ground in a controlled and elegant manner
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- 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.