over the rainbow
Example Sentences
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Imagine the emotions of listening to Garland, eyes raised and in a longing voice, singing, “Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue…”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
A bridge appears in the mist, and when they cross it, like Dorothy over the rainbow, they emerge from gray reality into a brightly colored, manufactured, soundstage world.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2021
Like Dorothy and countless others, Emma dreams of her place over the rainbow.
From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2020
“Somewhere over the rainbow bar and grill / You say times they ain't got better / Maybe they still will.”
From Fox News • Nov. 1, 2020
He swept one arm out to the east, over the rainbow lights of the city.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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