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
For all the celebrity status accorded astronauts in the early years of spaceflight, Mr. McDivitt had figuratively been brought down to earth by his own children.
From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2022
“Tonight was our wakeup call. We got brought down to earth a little.”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2022
Eponymy had been brought down to earth with a bump.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
