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
"I said identify yourself, earthling, or suffer the consequences."
From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.