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
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
On Wednesday night, in an often bludgeoning debate at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, the New Yorker was forced earthward by a blast of criticism from most of the rest of the field.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2015
Never the flaming eye of Helios lights on those men at morning, when he climbs the sky of stars, nor in descending earthward out of heaven; ruinous night being rove over those wretches.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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