How to Use the (whole) world over in a Sentence

the (whole) world over

noun phrase
  • Thank you for all the kindness and support from all over the world over the last 24 hours.
    Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Here are 12 images of the northern lights, as seen from around the world over the weekend.
    Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2024
  • The very mention of her name elicits oohs and aahs from women the world over.
    Town & Country, 28 June 2023
  • And the world’s response is hate crimes on innocent Jews the world over.
    Iliza Shlesinger, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Sakara’s slightly older twin will see more of the world over the next couple of years.
    David Dickstein, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
  • But the wildly popular dancer was not beloved the world over.
    Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2024
  • More than 100 billion would be sold around the world over the proceeding decades.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2021
  • His work is admired by audiences and film lovers the world over.
    Sophia Scorziello, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Economies the world over have had a rough few years coping with interest rates.
    Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 19 May 2024
  • Prime Video said Wednesday that the new movie was its top film around the world over its debut weekend.
    Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Here are some of the key events that affected women in different parts of the world over the past year.
    Naomi Schanen, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
  • That narrative has taken hold among those who oppose the Gaza war the world over.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The tower’s floor space is a lot larger than the needle-thin towers that puncture cityscapes the world over.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Chelsea Clinton, known the world over for her love of Kanye West, has deleted the artist's music from her workout playlist.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 24 Aug. 2022
  • This is the saint known the world over, the radically humble caretaker of the poor, come to us in the unlikely guise of a rock star.
    Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2020
  • New riders the world over have flocked to the Ninja, and junior Supersport race grids have been splashed with green for four years now.
    Peter Jackson, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2024
  • People the world over — strangers, students, friends — find Paul appearing in their dreams.
    Jenelle Riley, Variety, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The answer is a favorite option of makeup artists and aficionados the world over.
    Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2023
  • After all, the prime minister has traveled the world over the last four months without having to talk about the conflict.
    Sushant Singh, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2023
  • At least 40 national elections will take place around the world over the next year, with some two billion people going to the polls.
    Amanda Foreman, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2024
  • However, NordVPN also has a diverse mix of servers the world over.
    PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The historic Kashan bazaar in central Iran once sat on a major caravan route, its silk carpets known the world over.
    Mehdi Fattahi, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024
  • That’s the biggest wealth drop of any billionaire in the world over the past two years, according to its calculations.
    Michelle Toh, CNN, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Otherwise, do what young adults the world over do when talking to their folks, and edit your narrative.
    Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2022
  • The success of the TMA genetic seed bank gives hope to those seeking to preserve other endangered tree species the world over.
    Heide Brandes, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The death sparked protests in Minneapolis and around the world over racial injustice and policing.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 21 Aug. 2022
  • Its products can be found in markets the world over, targeted to all income levels.
    Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2023
  • This obviously is not a view shared by the many millions, possibly billions, who feast or snack on such things the world over.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023
  • When the screen cuts to the glittering magenta-pink logo recognized the world over, that’s the film’s final reveal.
    Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 23 July 2023
  • Olamide: Watching all the hard work pay off after our team has dominated the African continent and the world over the years is a blessing and a huge win already.
    Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 14 Dec. 2023

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