green earth
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of green earth
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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It was because every single, solitary day that I’d been walking this good green earth, I’d been complaining about the name Cornelia.
From Literature
But we still had real, flesh-and-blood family walking this good green earth.
From Literature
Even though there was evil afoot on this good green earth and angry cries at Mr. Lincoln from the Southerners.
From Literature
“Why on God’s green earth, why would we allow this to happen?”
From Los Angeles Times
After viewing the matter from every angle and discussing it in a full editorial conference for an hour, I don’t see how in God’s green earth we can publish “Whose Names Are Unknown.”
From Salon
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