grounded

/ (ˈɡraʊndɪd) /

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adjective

sensible and down-to-earth; having one's feet on the ground

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Words nearby grounded

ground control, ground-controlled approach, ground cover, ground crew, ground dove, grounded, ground effect, ground elder, ground engineer, grounder, ground fault

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How to use grounded in a sentence

Though it’s more grounded than Dan and Eugene Levy’s farce—the generation gap between immigrant parents and their Canadian kids is a big theme—both series feature quirky characters who care deeply for each other.
The New Class of Comfort TV: 16 Shows to Watch When You Run Out of Friends and The Office|Eliana Dockterman|February 10, 2021|Time
Singapore Airlines ultimately didn’t follow through on the flights to nowhere idea, opting instead in October for a grounded experience that offered customers dinner and a movie on a double-decker A380 plane for $37 to $440.
Singapore is desperate to revive tourism and business travel. Here are all the ways it has tried|Naomi Xu Elegant|December 15, 2020|Fortune
Come up off your grounded hand, and bring your torso to an upright position.
Why (and How) You Should Master the Turkish Get-Up|Hayden Carpenter|November 21, 2020|Outside Online
AirAsia has now been grounded on this route by the Indonesians.
Annoying Airport Delays Might Prevent You From Becoming the Next AirAsia 8501|Clive Irving|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

He was a dreamer, an idealist, grounded in the reality he observed around him.
Mario Cuomo, Always Moving Us Toward the Light|Mike Barnicle|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Few cared about the grounded luxury jets that offered all manner of in-flight comforts—those were meant for the princelings.
Beijing's New Stealth Jet: Made in China|Brendon Hong|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Patterson was certain this grounded youngster would not survive if he just left her there.
He Faces Jail for Rescuing Baby Eagles|Michael Daly|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After the attack, Daryl sits and talks with him, keeping him grounded.
The Walking Dead’s Luke Skywalker: Rick Grimes Is the Perfect Modern-Day Mythical Hero|Regina Lizik|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the lead wire from the aerials, well grounded, was brought directly in from overhead and connected with the radio set.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
If it spreads beyond his premises and harms others his liability for the harm must be grounded on his negligence.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
If a boatman has grounded the ship of a man and has refloated her, he shall give money to half her price.
The Oldest Code of Laws in the World|Hammurabi, King of Babylon
As he spoke another raft took the shore, and then they grounded so rapidly that it was impossible to count them.
A Virginia Scout|Hugh Pendexter
As the boat grounded upon the other shore, a piece of shell tore through his drum.
The Boys of '61|Charles Carleton Coffin.

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