grounding

Example Sentences

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However, because they are disconnected from any external reality, such structures have no grounding and are inherently dangerous.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

“Few of them, meanwhile, had the sort of experience and grounding in international affairs that he had enjoyed from childhood right through until the point he accepted Eisenhower’s offer to serve as secretary of state.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Alloway praises the Philadelphia-born Pedretti for nailing Cherry’s comedic moments yet also grounding the character in a traumatic backstory — a balancing act the director knew she was capable of after watching “Hill House.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

It rolled across Gwanghwamun Square, lingering - heavy and deliberate - grounding the spectacle in something that felt far older.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

The cooling tingle is grounding, helps me concentrate on the outside of my head.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen