earthward
Americanadverb
adjective
adjective
adverb
Etymology
Origin of earthward
First recorded in 1350–1400, earthward is from the Middle English word ertheward. See earth, -ward
Example Sentences
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But it was also an act of rebellion – a defiant act of art that boldly rejected the darkness and fear that had kept Europeans gazing earthward for generations.
From Fox News • Apr. 16, 2019
Heavy smoke choked the air and bits of white ash from the Atlas Peak fire drifted earthward Monday morning as he fretted over the fate of the house his parents bought three decades ago.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2017
Yet as appealing as it is to see these marquee names pulled earthward, Jackson realizes that she can’t let them descend too far.
From Slate • Nov. 11, 2016
They are four games out of the second wild-card spot with 29 to play, a predicament that still leaves them on the earthward side of “dead and buried.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2016
But tempus fugit, as the chiming of the library clock made clear, and since Edward Ashton had left, the time had flown faster than a keen-eyed peregrine falcon swooping earthward for its prey.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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