Examples of earthling in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Moss delivered the line in a slow whisper, like an alien observing an earthling. — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2022 For the average earthling, the main question is: What does cosmic wine taste like? — Masha Macpherson And Angela Charlton, Star Tribune, 24 Mar. 2021 Atlantic horseshoe crabs may appear alien, but their history as earthlings is pretty impressive. — National Geographic, 20 Apr. 2020 Mathematicians — in the field of operator algebra, where the problem occurs — are now like those earthlings, graced with knowledge from afar. — Quanta Magazine, 8 Apr. 2020 For ages, earthlings regarded lightning as an indicator of godly wrath. — Daniel Oberhaus, Wired, 27 Feb. 2020 In addition, a recent survey made by Arizona State University shows that most earthlings would welcome intelligent aliens. — Seth Shostak, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2019 Recurring nightmares of the planet Mars lead a confused earthling into the center of an intergalactic conspiracy. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2019 Recurring nightmares of the planet Mars lead a confused earthling into the center of an intergalactic conspiracy. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2019 See More

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