earth-shattering
adjective
earth-shat·ter·ing
ˈərth-ˈsha-tə-riŋ 
Examples of earth-shattering in a Sentence
scientists have made a few minor discoveries in that area, but nothing earth-shattering
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Still, Émond maintains some intrigue when Adam overhears an earth-shattering thunderstorm on the phone while talking to Tina, and journeys to her neck of the woods in Ontario when an earthquake threatens her safety.
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 18 May 2025
What opened as a heart-to-heart between friends — one of whom described having an affair with a married woman — would eventually culminate in an earth-shattering reveal.
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Listen to this article Scientists using The James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered potentially earth-shattering evidence indicating a faraway world could be home to alien life.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
There weren’t any earth-shattering results but a possible sign of what’s to come.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2025
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 18 May 2025
What opened as a heart-to-heart between friends — one of whom described having an affair with a married woman — would eventually culminate in an earth-shattering reveal.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Listen to this article Scientists using The James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered potentially earth-shattering evidence indicating a faraway world could be home to alien life.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
There weren’t any earth-shattering results but a possible sign of what’s to come.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for earth-shattering
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“Earth-shattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earth-shattering. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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