wide world

Example Sentences

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One of the earliest scripts she wrote was a greeting for users returning home, which she wanted to feel like the "warmest welcome in the whole wide world."

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“What in the wide world of football are you doing?” he howled at a player.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025

He was described at the beginning of each episode as "the most important, the most beautiful, the most magical saggy old cloth cat in the whole wide world".

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025

But the grim part of—again for emphasis—Dave & Buster’s getting into the wide world of wagering is that it is so flatly unnecessary.

From Slate • May 1, 2024

I feel my smile stretching, stretching so wide it could wrap itself around the whole wide world.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman