earthbound
adjective
firmly set in or attached to the earth.
earth-bound
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a variation of
earthbound.
Example Sentences
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Sheep might as well be harmless, earth-bound clouds.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
But while the band were earth-bound, their music soared.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2021
In an ordinary terrace in Croydon, it declared, “some malevolent, ghostly force is working miracles. Poltergeist … That’s what the scientists call it. The Spiritualists? They say it’s all caused by a mischievous earth-bound spirit.”
From The Guardian ● Sep. 19, 2020
But her weight on the moon is only one-sixth her earth-bound weight because the moon’s gravity is only one-sixth that of the earth’s.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Tom loved all of them passionately, but he felt heavy and earth-bound.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
