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down to earth

[doun-too-urth, -tuh-] / ˈdaʊn tuˈɜrθ, -tə- /


down-to-earth


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I think there’s nothing cooler than when you meet an artist who had a storied career and they seem completely down to earth and easy to talk to, and not condescending or patronizing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Kelly brought dance to the common man, and the musical down to earth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

New findings suggest a far more down to earth explanation.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

Eventually, that strategy would pay off because VIX eventually has to come back down to earth.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

All around, the neighborhood of roofs, black-tarred and A-framed, and in their gutters, the balls that never came back down to earth.

From "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros