green earth
Example Sentences
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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
How on God’s green earth did you miss this one, TV Academy?
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 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
It was because every single, solitary day that I’d been walking this good green earth, I’d been complaining about the name Cornelia.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
