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
“For what purpose on God’s green earth would he do that? There is absolutely no reason he would ever do that.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2022
“Because there is no way on God’s green earth that you won’t have boatloads of it when you go out and cure cancer or discover another planet or something.”
From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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