brought down to earth
Example Sentences
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The spectacle that is Vaudreuil is humanized — brought down to earth.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2022
For all the celebrity status accorded astronauts in the early years of spaceflight, Mr. McDivitt had figuratively been brought down to earth by his own children.
From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2022
“Tonight was our wakeup call. We got brought down to earth a little.”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2022
High-flying Angers was brought down to earth when Nantes scored twice inside the first five minutes through Andrei Girotto and Ludovic Blas.
From Fox News • Sep. 19, 2021
Behind them were the lights of the market, the lanterns and candles and witch-lights and fairy glitter, like a dream of the night sky brought down to earth.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
