grounded

Example Sentences

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“When leaders clearly make the case grounded in freedom, safety and dignity, voters respond. But when they hedge, it creates a vacuum that bad actors fill.”

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

The outfielder stared down the left-hander and later grounded out to first baseman Nolan Schanuel.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

"For one reason or another, we don't see evidence of grounded ridges where they had been forming, and that's the outcome you would expect if the ice is getting thinner."

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

But the selloff is grounded in reality, according to Weed.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Apparently, June hadn’t actually gotten permission to come over, and now she was grounded for at least a month for sneaking out.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake