green earth

Example Sentences

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“Why on God’s green earth, why would we allow this to happen?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026

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

“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

"There is no way in God's green earth I would put myself through this again with anybody other than Ken Loach."

From BBC • Nov. 8, 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