earth-shaking
- a variation of earthshaking.
Example Sentences
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But we would be dead to the realities of the world if we didn’t ask the question in relation to the earth-shaking miscalculation that followed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Kevin Harris, who grew up in Washington, D.C., and decided to move to Ghana over safety and quality-of-life concerns in the United States, described the moment he became a Ghanaian citizen as "earth-shaking".
From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026
The BBC has spoken to several prospective owners who were given the same "earth-shaking" news, shattering their finances and plans.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2025
Singer Caetano Veloso’s ode to the earth-shaking vehicles proclaimed that the only people not following them must already be dead.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
There was the source of the earth-shaking noise.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
