earth

Example Sentences

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Seek an accounting of your mother’s estate to find out what on earth is going on.

From MarketWatch

The moon was full, and so big it looked like it had been pulled closer to the earth by a lasso.

From Literature

“But I want you to remember this: We don’t own the earth. We are the earth’s caretakers, Ida B.”

From Literature

With the advent of the Global Positioning System, a signal could now be obtained from miles above the earth’s surface.

From The Wall Street Journal

You know they are the hottest thing in Ireland at the moment, for them to come to our city and just walk in… they are just so down to earth, he added.

From BBC