down to earth
Example Sentences
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Templeman avidly avoided the public spotlight, with Branson describing her as a "down-to-earth Scottish lady" and "very private person" who almost never gave interviews.
From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025
"You never see just a realistic, down-to-earth 'this is what trans people experience'," he says.
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025
An example of Jeff Koons’s fluorescent-lighted vacuum cleaners from his “The New” series—the first and last interesting work he made—seems almost down-to-earth next to his other glittering, stainless-steel baubles here.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
And while it may seem homespun, Paul and Linda McCartney and their growing family are the group’s down-to-earth epicenter.
From Salon • Nov. 3, 2025
Let’s come up with a more down-to-earth way of saying this.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
