Where the pencil touched land or water, destruction followed.

But she was so glad to touch solid land that she didn't care.

When the vessels touched land, the days of waiting and inactivity were abruptly ended.

We had soon touched land in the same place as before and set to provision the block house.

She worked as a washer woman and was on the river bank when the raft touched land.

No matter how much fish he eats, he has to touch land occasionally.

If they touched land, they would have to start over.

He'd been so eager to touch land that he had planned to do so first and then come back for her.

They told me that as soon as my feet touched dry land the sickness would pass.

They had been resigned to death as soon as we touched land.