the face of the earth

noun phrase

: everywhere in the world

a species that has vanished from the face of the earth

Examples of the face of the earth in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Years later, after going on a nationwide strip club tour and publishing a book, Daniels seemingly dropped off the face of the earth, only for public interest to surge after Trump was indicted in 2023 by a New York grand jury for the payments. —

Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2024 Most Americans know that the savage Hamas war criminals deserve to be wiped from the face of the earth. —

WSJ, 8 Dec. 2023 Happy birthday to the most beautiful amazing woman to walk the face of the earth. —

Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 July 2023 Basically, someone up and falls off the face of the earth with no warning, leaving you feeling totally confused. —

Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 21 Apr. 2023 Happy birthday to the best sister to grace the face of the earth. —

Country Living, 31 Mar. 2023

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