Down-to-earth used in a sentence

Down-to-earth in a sentence as an adjective

Even what's more cool about him is this humble down-to-earth line from his Turing award lecture:I am a programmer.

Obviously there's no details at this point, but he absolutely takes responsibility, doesn't try to deflect or sugar coat it, and manages to find a tone that is both professional/serious, yet also down-to-earth and earnest.

From the article it sounds like Commarota finally got tired of the constant stress on his body and the difficulty of supporting and spending time with his family while professionally juggling and is now successfully transitioning to a very 'down-to-earth' career.