earth-shattering
Example Sentences
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That score, in the 30th minute of the final game of World Cup qualifying in the fall of 1989, was as unlikely and unadorned as it proved to be earth-shattering.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
"It's really what we've found in their brains that's been so earth-shattering for us," said Dr. Sandra Weintraub, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
In 2022, Sereno returned with a 100-person team and 64 Nigerien guards to excavate the "earth-shattering site".
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
People could be forgiven for not foreseeing the earth-shattering events that were around the bend—the Depression, World War II, the birth of Elvis Presley.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
She raises her eyebrows expectantly, as if she’s said something profound and earth-shattering.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
