earthbound
adjective
earth·bound
ˈərth-ˌbau̇nd 
Examples of earthbound in a Sentence
a dull and earthbound mind
we have too many earthbound worries to speculate on the number of angels who can dance on the head of a pin
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Kate Mara, who was actually earthbound in The Martian, this time gets the Matt Damon role of an astronaut, Sam Walker, returning to Earth after a very long time in isolation in outer space.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
The opera is too domesticated, earthbound, and companionable to convey that extreme bleakness.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
As a medium indicated in an earlier scene, the Presence is confused by linear, earthbound time and is occupying the past to prevent a terrible event.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
Midas Man gently weeps for Epstein, and rightly so, but leaves his story largely earthbound.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2025
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
The opera is too domesticated, earthbound, and companionable to convey that extreme bleakness.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
As a medium indicated in an earlier scene, the Presence is confused by linear, earthbound time and is occupying the past to prevent a terrible event.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
Midas Man gently weeps for Epstein, and rightly so, but leaves his story largely earthbound.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for earthbound
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“Earthbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earthbound. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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