earthling

Example Sentences

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This winter, as we turn inward with the tradition of the season, may Capricorn be the light that chases away the fear of feeling the pain of being an earthling.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024

But with little conclusive evidence expected to confirm any intergalactic visitations, it remains to be seen whether any earthling minds will change.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2021

So if we're identifying as an earthling, they might call it something else.

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2020

Could any earthling truly understand life on Mars and pass judgment on someone living there?

From Slate • Jul. 15, 2020

“She’s anything but. She’s an earthling if there ever was one.”

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli