earthly
Example Sentences
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In fact, the bulk of this novel is devoted to earthly concerns—Iris’s deepening relationship with Geoffrey and, incongruously, her career aspirations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
The success is driven in part by a very earthly concern: making airplane wifi more reliable.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026
That show was set against giant glowing planets that signalled his ambitions, while Tuesday's looks were rooted in earthly beauty, particularly the elegance of bird life.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
The Spanish singer's fourth album is an exhilarating - and profoundly moving - exploration of the human condition, that asks why the earthly and the holy have to be so far apart.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025
“Mr. Coroner, I realize that this is not a trial. But the questions being asked now have no earthly relation to the cause and manner of the death of the deceased.”
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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