over the rainbow

Example Sentences

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Imagine the emotions of listening to Garland, eyes raised and in a longing voice, singing, “Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue…”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The implication is that we’ve not yet been whirled over the rainbow.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

“Somewhere over the rainbow bar and grill / It's a damn good story / And there's still more to tell,” a verse in the song goes.

From Fox News • Nov. 1, 2020

Here are some 1940s musicals that send me, to borrow a phrase, over the rainbow.

From New York Times • May 7, 2020

He swept one arm out to the east, over the rainbow lights of the city.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat