down to earth
Example Sentences
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The question for investors is when supply may catch up to demand and bring price growth back down to earth.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
I think there’s nothing cooler than when you meet an artist who had a storied career and they seem completely down to earth and easy to talk to, and not condescending or patronizing.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
The balloon rises to as high as 121-thousand feet, three times as high as a commercial aircraft flies, before it explodes, sending the bag of film back down to earth.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
The firm sold a chunk of its giant stake last Wednesday and Thursday, at prices ranging from $250 to $702, the filings show, as the stock fell back down to earth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
But if you throw a rock fast enough, it won’t curve back down to earth; it will zoom out of the earth’s atmosphere and escape the earth’s gravitational pull.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
