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

Sign up here to talk with one of the smartest reporters on earth about this complicated, frustrating issue. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 22 July 2026

Better than any item on earth, gold keeps its real value and has done so for thousands of years. — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

It was said to be the late Queen Elizabeth’s favorite place on earth, but there was one member of the royal family who wasn’t as keen on it—Princess Diana, according to the former Princess of Wales’s royal chef Darren McGrady. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 21 July 2026

The three men have been football fans for years, and spoke with me about what goes into making the World Cup sound different than any other sporting event on earth. — Jack Cosbie, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026

Rhymes for on earth

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