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

the (whole) world over

noun phrase
Definition of the (whole) world overnext
  • 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
  • The glacier has been linked to about 4% of the increase already recorded in oceans around the world over the past 40 years.
    — Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 24 May 2024
  • Here are 12 images of the northern lights, as seen from around the world over the weekend.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2024
  • Go where you’re wanted and leave them wanting the world over.
    — Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 15 June 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
  • Then, Sudeikis asked the question Swifties the world over have been wondering aloud.
    — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 2 June 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
  • Both shows won multiple awards and were enjoyed the world over.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 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
  • But people the world over will always want to visit this slice of paradise.
    — Michele Bigley, TIME, 25 July 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
  • This is the type of material used on the pieces of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft found around the world over the last couple of years.
    — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 29 June 2024
  • 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
  • Shortages have meant that many people the world over are dying in needless pain.
    — Krista Stevens, Longreads, 5 June 2024
  • To, like Leung a legend of Hong Kong cinema, is famed the world over for his action and crime films.
    — Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • Nefarious actors the world over are watching, learning, and planning.
    — TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Women are underrepresented in boardrooms the world over.
    — Beth Greenfield, Fortune Asia, 7 Oct. 2024

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