earth

Example Sentences

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These lakes are prone to failing because they are precariously dammed by walls made of frozen earth, rocks and ice created by the movement of a glacier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Helium 3 alone currently trades at more than $20,000 per kilogram, making it one of the most valuable resources on earth.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The project is in its early stages, and it’s unclear whether further testing will confirm the presence of rare earth elements across a broad enough area to warrant extracting them.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

So everything he is doing now is about legacy, and with a malignant narcissist who knows that he may not be long for this earth, the danger that comes with those realizations is acute.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

In the middle of the clearing and nowhere else on earth.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen