brought down to earth
Example Sentences
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It might have raised a lot of interest, but some of the more than 100 buyers were brought down to earth with a bump.
From BBC • Oct. 6, 2024
The spectacle that is Vaudreuil is humanized — brought down to earth.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2022
“Tonight was our wakeup call. We got brought down to earth a little.”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2022
High-flying Angers was brought down to earth when Nantes scored twice inside the first five minutes through Andrei Girotto and Ludovic Blas.
From Fox News • Sep. 19, 2021
Eponymy had been brought down to earth with a bump.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
