On earth vs In earth

The correct phrase used to refer to the planet Earth or to emphasize a strong feeling or statement is "on Earth". "In Earth" is not correct.

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Last updated: August 01, 2024

On earth

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "on earth" to refer to the planet Earth or to emphasize a strong feeling or statement. It is a common expression in English.

Examples:

What on earth are you doing?
There is no place like home on earth.
Why on earth did you say that?
The most beautiful place on earth.
On earth, as it is in heaven.

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Spain is the mightiest country on Earth.
On earth, your unsubordinate behavior would get you chimpmartialed.
On earth men and women are equals.
On earth there is not a single space for him.
On earth and in hell Satan gives the high places.
On earth there are no realities with which we can configure it.
On earth, as the sun sets,... millions prepare for a weekly event which is far less predictable.
On earth, Dejiko stays with Kiyoshi and Yasushi Omocha in their toy shop, while Puchiko stays at the Ankorodo Cake Shop.
On earth the Son lived in constant communion with the Father, in an attitude of perfect loving obedience.
On earth, during his mortal life, He is the king that must give witness to the truth.
On earth, we are the servants of the glory of the Almighty Lord.
On earth, this is the visible image of the Trinity and she also lives of a single principle, which is spring of every divine reality.
On earth and in Heaven, in time and in eternity he must always beg for his life, or else he falls today and tomorrow, in an eternal death.
On earth they were "destitute, afflicted, tormented."
On earth, we expect things to happen at rates of speed to which we are able to react.
On earth, plants convert the energy contained in sunlight into chemical bonds by building up complex hydrocarbons that are metabolised (ie eaten) by animals and converted into further biomolecules.
On earth you are their children but actually YOU are the parents and teachers and they are your children.
On earth we say, 'Good morning, how you doing? '
On earth, however, a certain brightness appeared as the dawn from this flame even though the previously-mentioned bright fire had not been separated from the flame.
On earth there is no other Son of Cafh than the Son, and he is responsible for Cafh as a whole.

In earth

This phrase is not a standard English expression.

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Nobody in the army questioned the fact that you were the first human being... found in earth after 200 years.
Kraang is looking what is known in earth terms as "handsome" in this phone.
No, sir. I never understood such hostility in Earth's history.
Only the women in Earth can get to know me better.
Most of these satellites are in a geostationary orbit; 120 private companies throughout the world operate some 1000 satellites Georg E. Thaller, Satellites in Earth Orbit, Franzisverlag (1999)...
How a satellite link operates Hans Dodel, Satellite communications, Hüthig Verlag (1999), Georg E. Thaller, Satellites in Earth Orbit, Franzisverlag (1999)
And could we even, thanks to major advancements in Earth systems science, identify the thresholds, the points where we May expect nonlinear change?
For by you all things were created that are in heaven, and that are in earth.
Come thy kingdom, forfilled be thine when in heaven as in earth... bread give us today...
They have no interest in Earth.
Research and experimental development services in earth and related environmental sciences
Process that results in change in Earth's magnetic field.
You are now the greatest hero in earth's history.
Intense streaks of light visible as the meteorites burn out in Earth's upper atmosphere.
See, I think there's someone alive in earth monitoring.
We share a table in earth science.
No, I'm in earth science.
Before you refuse my help, remember who aced botany in Earth skills.
Experts are unsure whether salmon navigate by memory, sense of smell, or by detecting variations in earth's magnetic field.
Why in earth do such things?

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