earth

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"Two months without a phone at my age is like you've fallen off the face of the earth and disappeared," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Marshall-Lee's role at the planetarium is observing "how asteroids zip about the place, studying how they interact with each other and how they come towards the earth".

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

These lakes are prone to failing because they are precariously dammed by walls made of frozen earth, rocks and ice created by the movement of a glacier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The nonrenewable gas is produced by radioactive decay deep under the earth and escapes into space once released.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

It was as if she had simply disappeared off the face of the earth.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo