on earth

phrase

—used as an intensive
… to find out what on earth he was up to …—Michael Holroyd

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Sweden files more patents per person than almost every other European country, hosts four of the world’s top 130 universities, and is ranked by the UN’s World Intellectual Property Organization as the second most innovative economy on earth. — Jan Larsson, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 His films will one day too become flowers left not only as proof of his time on earth, but perhaps as messages for those to come who have the sensibility to appreciate them. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 After high school, Moales took a gap year and got more serious about what was becoming her number one way of escaping the mundanity of life here on earth. — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026 Rather than being limited to 10 or 20 years, a true legacy can outlive your time on earth. — Scott Snider, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for on earth

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“On earth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20earth. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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