grounding
Example Sentences
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Are they not joyful or grounding enough to be worthy of enjoyment?
From Salon • May 17, 2026
Even when I was resentful of being like, “I’m booked, and I can’t do this other thing that I want to do,” the show was so grounding.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
The city, known as the Air Capital of the World, lost thousands of jobs after the nearly two-year grounding of most Boeing 737 MAX planes and the pandemic’s disruptions of aviation and travel.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Slaughter says growing up in apartheid South Africa gave him "a real grounding in what politics is and what power is about".
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Miss Genovese slumps against the railing, grounding the heel of her hand against her forehead and squeezing her eyes shut.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
