on the face of the earth
idiom
: in the world
If you ask me, he's the biggest fool on the face of the earth.
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That valor gave us the freest, greatest and most noble Republic ever to exist on the face of the earth.
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 26 May 2025
The owner was one of the kindest men on the face of the earth.
—The Editors Of Ad, Architectural Digest, 7 Feb. 2025
And this is for good reason, since Heywood Hill is arguably the most spy-centric bookshop on the face of the earth.
—airmail.news, 16 Nov. 2024
Patagonia Patagonia, the remote region at the tip of South America straddling large swaths of both Argentina and Chile, is justly prized as one of the most remote and beautiful places on the face of the earth.
—Everett Potter, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
The two leads in Blockbuster — Randall Park and Melissa Fumero — might just be two of the most impossible to dislike humans on the face of the earth.
—Andy Meek, BGR, 7 Nov. 2022
The Rindge family came west and, in 1892, bought many square miles of rancho lands that encompassed most of Malibu, about 20 miles of coastline and some of the most enchantingly beautiful terrain on the face of the earth.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2022
This agenda is probably unique on the face of the earth.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Apr. 2013
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 26 May 2025
The owner was one of the kindest men on the face of the earth.
—The Editors Of Ad, Architectural Digest, 7 Feb. 2025
And this is for good reason, since Heywood Hill is arguably the most spy-centric bookshop on the face of the earth.
—airmail.news, 16 Nov. 2024
Patagonia Patagonia, the remote region at the tip of South America straddling large swaths of both Argentina and Chile, is justly prized as one of the most remote and beautiful places on the face of the earth.
—Everett Potter, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
The two leads in Blockbuster — Randall Park and Melissa Fumero — might just be two of the most impossible to dislike humans on the face of the earth.
—Andy Meek, BGR, 7 Nov. 2022
The Rindge family came west and, in 1892, bought many square miles of rancho lands that encompassed most of Malibu, about 20 miles of coastline and some of the most enchantingly beautiful terrain on the face of the earth.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2022
This agenda is probably unique on the face of the earth.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Apr. 2013
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“On the face of the earth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20face%20of%20the%20earth. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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