earthwards

earthward

/ (ˈɜːθwədz) /

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adverb

towards the earth

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

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Words nearby earthwards

earth station, earth tone, earth tongue, earth up, earthward, earthwards, earth wave, earth wax, earthwoman, earthwork, earthworm

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How to use earthwards in a sentence

Or was that intelligence but the half of another, divided out there in eternity before being sucked earthwards?
The Californians|Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
He was about sixty-five years of age, venerable, with a white beard, his figure bent earthwards with hard work.
The Octopus|Frank Norris
I turned to get the sheds beneath me, and three foot-treads sent as many bombs chasing each other earthwards.
The Sequel|George A. Taylor
The thunders roared and cannonaded, while fierce lightnings, like liquid fires, raced earthwards down the blackened heavens.
The Mark of the Beast|Sidney Watson

The white petal of an apple-blossom, part from its calyx, came floating earthwards; but a breeze caught it and wafted it aloft.
Idolatry|Julian Hawthorne