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
“For what purpose on God’s green earth would he do that? There is absolutely no reason he would ever do that.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2022
I remember the panic that ran through me until she straightened her back and told that nurse, “There isn’t anything on God’s green earth that’s gonna make me leave my Delsie.”
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
