brought down to earth
Example Sentences
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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
Like a church, it is the abstract brought down to earth.
From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2020
Behind them were the lights of the market, the lanterns and candles and witch-lights and fairy glitter, like a dream of the night sky brought down to earth.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
