what in the world
Interjection
Meaning
what in the world
An exclamation of surprise.
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Examples
White Americans today don't know what in the world to do because when they put us behind them, that's where they made their mistake... they put us behind them, and we watched every move they made.
What in the world would we do without our libraries?
What in the world are you thinking?” She sounded pretty flustered. "I try not to think,” Leo admitted. "It interferes with being nuts. Just concentrate on moving that Celestial bronze. Echo, you ready?
Writers are socially observant. We find people endlessly fascinating, and real life is mysterious. Sometimes it's hard to stop staring at the strut and squawk of my fellow man. They can be quite inspiring. Sometimes it's hard to stop talking to them to see what in the world they're thinking.
Now the Senate is looking for 'moderate' judges, 'mainstream' judges. What in the world is a moderate interpretation of a constitutional text? Halfway between what it says and what we'd like it to say?
I pray to God I get inside a girl's head one day and see what in the WORLD they are thinking.