earthbound

Example Sentences

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For now, the company’s data center ambitions are earthbound, and operating them is very resource-intensive.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

In the race for space, Musk wants investor attention on the stars—not earthbound pursuits.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

As ever, everything is tethered to what our earthbound brains can imagine.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025

Evolution had usually been thought of in reference to earthbound processes.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2024

Unlike the suffering, earthbound Christs depicted at eye level on the church walls, our Christ Pantocrator was clearly transcendent, all-powerful, heaven- bestriding.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides