earthward
Example Sentences
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Walk around the lumbering, top-heavy “Adam,” whose powerful hand echoes Michelangelo’s Sistine ceiling but instead points earthward, and you don’t get a sense of inspired, ideal form, but of matter, growth and transformation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
But it was also an act of rebellion – a defiant act of art that boldly rejected the darkness and fear that had kept Europeans gazing earthward for generations.
From Fox News ● Apr. 16, 2019
Yet as appealing as it is to see these marquee names pulled earthward, Jackson realizes that she can’t let them descend too far.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2016
Roofs had collapsed earthward, the buildings’ innards — mattresses, curtains, chair legs — sticking out at odd angles.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2016
Just as she figured out that the Lysander was plunging earthward in a screaming dive, the increased gravity knocked her cold again.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
