TERRESTRIAL in a Sentence

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 Meanings and Examples of TERRESTRIAL
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
terrestrial
 a.  earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land
Classic Sentence:
1  Candide, driven from terrestrial paradise, walked a long while without knowing where, weeping, raising his eyes to heaven, turning them often towards the most magnificent of castles which imprisoned the purest of noble young ladies.
Candide By Voltaire
Context  Highlight   In II
2  All which is terrestrial is subject to sin.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER IV—WORKS CORRESPONDING TO WORDS
3  One discounts in terrestrial gloom celestial light.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER VII—PRECAUTIONS TO BE OBSERVED IN BLAME
4  No paradise becomes terrestrial in our day.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VIII—TWO DO NOT MAKE A PAIR
5  The light does not bear away terrestrial perfumes into the azure depths, without knowing what it is doing; the night distributes stellar essences to the sleeping flowers.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER III—FOLIIS AC FRONDIBUS
6  She had never heard the word uttered in its terrestrial sense.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VI—THE BATTLE BEGUN
7  This craft was discovered in the days of the terrestrial paradise.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER II—JEAN VALJEAN STILL WEARS HIS ARM IN A SLING
8  "That is what we must find out," returned Gaetano, fixing his eyes on this terrestrial star.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 31. Italy: Sinbad the Sailor.
9  Looking at these stars suddenly dwarfed my own troubles and all the gravities of terrestrial life.
The Time Machine By H. G. Wells
Context  Highlight   In VII
10  The ball represented the terrestrial globe and the stick in his other hand a scepter.
War and Peace 4 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 10: CHAPTER XXVI
Example Sentence:
1  In many science fiction films, alien invaders from outer space plan to destroy all terrestrial life.
2  Perhaps alien worlds could be seeded deliberately with terrestrial micro-organisms that might take hold there, jump-starting evolution on those planets.
3  In rugby circles, there is nothing but criticism for the coverage of sport on terrestrial TV.