grounding

Example Sentences

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Grounding these dramatic acrobatics is that tree, which we first meet a decade or so shy of its 200th birthday, in a section set just before and then during the Covid-19 pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Grounding the fictional characters in the reality of their time was key in the writing.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2022

From the standpoint of technology, art direction and game play, Genshin represents a huge leap forward for China, said Yukio Futatsugi, chief executive of Grounding Inc., a game developer in Fukuoka, Japan.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2022

Grounding and dragging of an iceberg can wreak havoc on ecosystems on or near the seafloor, he said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2022

Grounding her aversion on such evidence as she had,—on such evidence as she thought she had,—she had brought against him her heavy accusation.

From Cousin Henry by Trollope, Anthony