down-to-earth
adjective
1
: practical
down-to-earth traveling tips
2
: unpretentious
surprised to find the movie star so down-to-earth
down-to-earthness
noun
Examples of down-to-earth in a Sentence
we were all impressed by how down-to-earth the movie star turned out to be
a down-to-earth guidance counselor who is frank in telling students which colleges they're likely to get into
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But the most welcome voice in the film is that of Linda, straightforward and down-to-earth.
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 2026
At a different law school event the previous year, Roberts revealed a more down-to-earth reason why his predecessor – Chief Justice William Rehnquist − skipped one of President Ronald Reagan’s addresses.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Her husband and two young children were waiting for her at the finish line, and Meyers Taylor is about as down-to-earth as an elite athlete can get.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
But almost comically down-to-earth, the 27-year-old — part of a decreasing array of working-class British actors rising up call sheets — isn’t one to revel in her recent achievements.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 2026
At a different law school event the previous year, Roberts revealed a more down-to-earth reason why his predecessor – Chief Justice William Rehnquist − skipped one of President Ronald Reagan’s addresses.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Her husband and two young children were waiting for her at the finish line, and Meyers Taylor is about as down-to-earth as an elite athlete can get.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
But almost comically down-to-earth, the 27-year-old — part of a decreasing array of working-class British actors rising up call sheets — isn’t one to revel in her recent achievements.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for down-to-earth
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“Down-to-earth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down-to-earth. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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