grounded
Example Sentences
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“Can your tūtū call my mom tonight and tell her? I’m technically grounded because of the fight, but the exception is schoolwork.”
From Literature
They were scientists, and their story should be grounded in theory, not guesses.
From Literature
One of the MCU’s more grounded installments, “Wonder Man” is less a superhero origin story than a love letter to Los Angeles, filmmaking and artists chasing their dreams.
From Los Angeles Times
The writing is terrifically funny and also grounded, anecdotes filled with slapstick but no punchlines, befitting a story that includes hookups, weddings, children, a funeral and an unknowable future.
From Los Angeles Times
They have helped cruise ships, including one grounded in 2023, and stopped a Russian expedition from entering the Northeast Greenland National Park without the necessary permits.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
