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

Afghanistan is now the only country on earth where girls are barred from education past sixth grade. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

The institute Asher works for has used AI to tap into the memories of the oldest living creatures on earth (the giant sea turtle), unearthing testimony of the long history of mankind’s horrors. — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

Google probably receives more of these than any company on earth. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026

Music and film were the only two industries on earth that could take over a day. — Jeff Rabhan, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for on earth

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