green earth
Example Sentences
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“Why on God’s green earth, why would we allow this to happen?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026
After viewing the matter from every angle and discussing it in a full editorial conference for an hour, I don’t see how in God’s green earth we can publish “Whose Names Are Unknown.”
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2024
The sheep came spilling over the hillside, emerging through the low mist where the green earth touched the gray sky, running down into the fields below.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
“Not on God’s green earth, as the phrase goes,” Newsom said in the weekend interview, adding that he would be with Biden on Monday and hosting a fundraiser for him Tuesday.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
But finally, he could see the bright green earth and the blue-gray crashing waves that lay ahead of them.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
