grounded
Example Sentences
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Our institutions are grounded in constitutional governance, the rule of law and the freely expressed will of our citizens.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
My own cooking is grounded in the ingredients and spices Nana introduced to me.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
Storm Jangmi -- which was downgraded from a typhoon -- injured 15 people in southern Japan on Tuesday, knocked out power to thousands of homes and grounded hundreds of flights.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
“Gregory has always been the more grounded, measured type. And then Janine is naturally more whimsical, optimistic and quirky, so she carried the bigger, more expressive visual in the moment,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
“But surely it is grounded in culture, and cultures are specific?”
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
