Mother Earth
noun
—used to refer to the planet Earth as a woman or a goddess
protecting the resources of Mother Earth
Examples of Mother Earth in a Sentence
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Could the damage have been caused by pesky environmentalists who object to the burying of such potentially toxic materials in Mother Earth?
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Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
Collating information on just a single suspect could take hours, but more complex inquiries — like identifying all the individuals who attended a particular rally or published in a radical journal like Goldman’s Mother Earth — was prohibitively time-consuming.
—Steven Johnson, New York Times, 17 May 2024
Perhaps as a gift to one of her most vocal rock n’ roll advocates, Mother Earth provided a bit of visual theatrics for Young and Crazy Horse’s set at the outdoor venue, conjuring up dramatic storm clouds that looked straight out of a J. M. W. Turner painting.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 15 May 2024
Last year, Apple was criticized for making an awkward sketch that cast Octavia Spencer as Mother Earth, lording over a corporate meeting about the company’s effort to become carbon neutral by 2030.
—Tripp Mickle, New York Times, 8 May 2024
Women have life-giving power, women have medicine, women have innate strength, women have the ability to commune with Mother Earth, right?
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
There will be a dozen local craft beer companies on hand, including Belching Beaver Brewery, Harland Brewing, Latitude 33 Brewing, Mother Earth Brew Co., Pizza Port Brewing and more.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
Run to honor Mother Earth in Long Beach Run a 5K with the Friends of Puvungna, a group dedicated to protecting the Indigenous land where Cal State Long Beach now stands.
—Michael Charboneau, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
Narrated by the venerable David Attenborough in the BBC version and the incomparable Sigourney Weaver in the Discovery Channel edition, Planet Earth treats audiences with its high-tech, cutting-edge visuals that encompass both the grandeur and subtleties of Mother Earth.
—Briana Richert, James Mercadante, EW.com, 19 Feb. 2024
Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
Collating information on just a single suspect could take hours, but more complex inquiries — like identifying all the individuals who attended a particular rally or published in a radical journal like Goldman’s Mother Earth — was prohibitively time-consuming.
—Steven Johnson, New York Times, 17 May 2024
Perhaps as a gift to one of her most vocal rock n’ roll advocates, Mother Earth provided a bit of visual theatrics for Young and Crazy Horse’s set at the outdoor venue, conjuring up dramatic storm clouds that looked straight out of a J. M. W. Turner painting.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 15 May 2024
Last year, Apple was criticized for making an awkward sketch that cast Octavia Spencer as Mother Earth, lording over a corporate meeting about the company’s effort to become carbon neutral by 2030.
—Tripp Mickle, New York Times, 8 May 2024
Women have life-giving power, women have medicine, women have innate strength, women have the ability to commune with Mother Earth, right?
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
There will be a dozen local craft beer companies on hand, including Belching Beaver Brewery, Harland Brewing, Latitude 33 Brewing, Mother Earth Brew Co., Pizza Port Brewing and more.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
Run to honor Mother Earth in Long Beach Run a 5K with the Friends of Puvungna, a group dedicated to protecting the Indigenous land where Cal State Long Beach now stands.
—Michael Charboneau, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
Narrated by the venerable David Attenborough in the BBC version and the incomparable Sigourney Weaver in the Discovery Channel edition, Planet Earth treats audiences with its high-tech, cutting-edge visuals that encompass both the grandeur and subtleties of Mother Earth.
—Briana Richert, James Mercadante, EW.com, 19 Feb. 2024
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“Mother Earth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mother%20Earth. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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