grounding

Example Sentences

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Are they not joyful or grounding enough to be worthy of enjoyment?

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Two of my very favorite restaurants in New Mexico reside along this zagging sweep, both quirky and atmospheric and also grounding in their sense of place.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

However, because they are disconnected from any external reality, such structures have no grounding and are inherently dangerous.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

“Few of them, meanwhile, had the sort of experience and grounding in international affairs that he had enjoyed from childhood right through until the point he accepted Eisenhower’s offer to serve as secretary of state.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

I needed some grounding of my own, such as Woody had found when he went to commune with her and with our ancestors in Ka-ke.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston