promised land
noun
: something and especially a place or condition believed to promise final satisfaction or realization of hopes
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finally realized that the promised land doesn't exist
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The proposals — presented by Preston North End chief executive Peter Ridsdale to a meeting of Championship chief executives last week — received widespread backing, as clubs sensed the door to the Premier League’s promised land creaking open a little wider.
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Who’s who in Horizon Over three hours, the movie follows several different characters en route to a settlement called Horizon, lured by a flier that promised land for anyone brave enough to make the journey.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 28 June 2024
This is the idea that God promised land that is now Israel and the Palestinian territories to Abraham and his descendants.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 26 May 2024
Last spring, there were high hopes, not only for the upcoming season, but for an invitation to the Big 12, football promised land.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2024
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Who’s who in Horizon Over three hours, the movie follows several different characters en route to a settlement called Horizon, lured by a flier that promised land for anyone brave enough to make the journey.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 28 June 2024
This is the idea that God promised land that is now Israel and the Palestinian territories to Abraham and his descendants.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 26 May 2024
Last spring, there were high hopes, not only for the upcoming season, but for an invitation to the Big 12, football promised land.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2024
See All Example Sentences for promised land
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“Promised land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/promised%20land. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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