on earth

phrase

—used as an intensive

… to find out what on earth he was up to …

—Michael Holroyd

Examples of on earth in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In one telling, the Graces were meteors who fell from the sky, sparked the first growth on earth, and morphed into goddesses. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026

Ike Barinholtz features as the richest man on earth, SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

And, Munster argues, with a product stockpile of some of the most popular and durable tech on earth to build upon, Apple doesn’t necessarily need a product visionary at its helm to continue its world-dominating success streak. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

In this southeast corner of England, farmer Andrew Barr surveys his fields, wondering what on earth to plant next. — Mark Rice-Oxley, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for on earth

• childbirth
• rebirth
• stillbirth
• tamworth
• unearth
• afterbirth
• berth
• birth
• dearth
• firth
• girth
• mirth