Example Sentences

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Iraq is playing Norway at 6 Eastern, so tune in to watch Erling Haaland—one of the planet’s best goal scorers, who also happens to be a comically large human being.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026

The planet’s brashest sport had arrived at what is putatively “The People’s House” to deliver a night of branded mayhem to the head of state, like gladiators bequeathed to an emperor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

The 2026 World Cup promises to be the planet’s most-watched sporting event.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026

Large regions of the world remain unsampled, providing a roadmap for future research into one of the planet's most important and least visible ecosystems.

From Science Daily • Jun. 15, 2026

It is thought–though it is really nothing more than a thought–that tectonics is an important part of the planet’s organic well being.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson