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

"It's going to be hard to go back and see a black earth instead of a green earth," Ms August said.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2023

How on God’s green earth did you miss this one, TV Academy?

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2023

“Not on God’s green earth, as the phrase goes,” Newsom said in the weekend interview, adding that he would be with Biden on Monday and hosting a fundraiser for him Tuesday.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2023

Or, “Mister, I can shimmy a ball down a line so pretty, there isn’t a soul on God’s green earth that can even get near it.”

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt