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

Hunger, in this narrative, belongs to poorer nations, not to the wealthiest country on earth. — Harry M. Kaiser, Washington Post, 10 July 2026

No one on earth can convince me that Bo Nix (+2400) is a favorite over Christian Mcaffrey (+15000). — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

With less snow on the ground each year to deflect the sun, and the warming Arctic nearby, where rapidly melting sea ice leaves more ocean to absorb the sun’s energy, Europe is warming faster than any other region on earth. — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

These yellow dots would hop from planet to planet, until eventually landing on earth. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 July 2026

Rhymes for on earth

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