Examples of 'land was taken' in a sentence

Meaning of "land was taken"

land was taken: Refers to the act of acquiring territory or property from someone, often implying force or illegitimacy

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land was taken
Our land was taken from us in every direction.
And those whose land was taken from them.
Our land was taken from us by the white man.
But first there must be an acknowledgment that the land was taken by force.
Our land was taken away from us.
You saved the Israelites when their land was taken away from them by foreigners.
The land was taken for god.
In this model, the history of the grazing land was taken into account.
Their land was taken away from them by force.
This doesn't even begin to address those whose land was taken away and their rights.
And the land was taken away from us.
When he died in front of the Winter Palace, his land was taken by Bolsheviks.
Their grazing land was taken over by one of the rulers.
According to this logic, wouldn't it mean that American land was taken from the Chinese?
Land was taken.

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Much of the Aboriginal hunting land was taken away due to settlement and treaties.
Land was taken away from prominent landlords and redistributed to tenants and landless farmers.
Show them how the Promised Land was taken one battle at a time.
Abandoned land was taken back into state ownership and reassigned for cultivation.
This, their sovereignty over the land was taken from them, and they went.
This land was taken in leasing by Chevron from the mayor of the village.
Force was applied, the coveted land was taken from someone, and that was that.
Land was taken by European settlers from native African inhabitants.
Some of his family 's land was taken for the construction of the bridge.
The county 's boundaries were last changed in 1827, when land was taken to form Perry County.
All unclaimed land was taken over by the Government of Norway.
The land was taken over by the Forestry Division of the Department of Lands.
But after the land was taken away, he went to Kyoto.
The land was taken from the Cherardas, who were moved to less productive areas.
All unclaimed land was taken over by the Norwegian Government.
Their land was taken from them . They were displaced.
My father 's land was taken long ago, my president.
The land was taken from Mexico by the US in 1848 following the Mexican-American War.
After her land was taken and her family passed, she became an outlaw.
The land was taken from Mexico by the US in 1848 following the Mexican - American War.
In 1853 land was taken from Aston Parish Church to form a parish.

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