Sentence examples for land straight from inspiring English sources

In 2012, Sumption was appointed to the supreme court, the highest court in the land, straight from the bar, without having served as a judge in lower courts – an exceptionally rare promotion.

Ten years on, the Windsors' poll ratings are rosy; Prince Charles has married the once-reviled Camilla; no one talks much any more about the crown skipping over his head to land straight on his elder son's.Instead of heralding a republic, that week is now often said to have saved the monarchy, by forcing it to emulate the mourned, modern princess.

You will notice you are in a very different land straight away; the drive from Kevlavík airport to Iceland's capital, Reykjavík, is an eye-popping introduction as you pass through a barren landscape of jagged, black lava fields.

He would throw me his rope and I — and whoever else happened to be around — would commence a tug-of-war against the wind so the three-ton monster would land straight up.

Make sure sure that you land straight.

Spring off your hands and twist your body in the air so you land straight.

Their song Me and My Broken Heart landed straight in at No 1.

Some 90% of growth lands straight in the pockets of Facebook and Google.

His first drive of the Masters landed straight in the second cut over on the right side.

I declined and then the first punch came – landing straight on my nose, sending blood and tears streaming down my face.

Kaga-Bandoro, 300km north of the capital, can only be reached via a mud airstrip, landing straight into a rebel stronghold where the rule of law has collapsed completely.