How to Use constellation in a Sentence

constellation

noun

• The patient presented a constellation of symptoms.
• A large constellation of relatives and friends attended the funeral.
• The constellation Ursa Major contains the stars of the Big Dipper.
• And Rigel, a star in the same constellation, shines a sharp blue.
  — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
• The meteors will be in the northeastern part of the sky by the constellation Perseus.
  — Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2023
• The Aquariids constellation is Aquarius, hence the shower’s name, and lies on the ecliptic, the sun’s path in the sky.
  — Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 4 May 2023
• Watch for the sky streaks around the Aquarius constellation, but keep an eye on Perseus as well.
  — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2023
• Arcturus is one of the brightest stars in the spring and the brightest star in the constellation Bootes the Herdsman or Farmer.
  — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 12 May 2024
• The radiant for the Lyrids—or the point from where the meteors appear to come—is the constellation Lyra, the harp.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
• Vega is found in the constellation Lyra in the Northern sky.
  — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
• Mercury will be to the lower right of the moon and, above Venus, the bright star Regulus in the constellation of Leo.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 16 July 2023
• The system is found in the constellation Centaurus and is seen in the southern sky.
  — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
• One evening in late January the sky was so thick with stars that the bones of the constellations blurred into the background.
  — Dennis Overbye Marcos Zegers, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2023
• Its name comes from the constellation Vela the Sails, which is seen mostly in the Southern Hemisphere.
  — Shamilee Vellu, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2023
• All star signs are signs of the zodiac—constellations on the ecliptic, a line in the sky that the sun appears to follow.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
• The blizzard didn’t let up on the constellation of snow resorts across the Sierra.
  — Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2024
• But most members of satellite constellations glow much brighter than that, at least part of the time.
  — Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2023
• The star cluster is found in the southern part of the constellation Sagittarius.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2023
• Around 32 million light-years away from Earth, the galaxy lies in the constellation Pisces.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2022
• The imagery painted on the globes runs the gamut, from constellations to mountains and sea creatures.
  — Laurie Kellman, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2024
• The three bright stars that make up Orion’s belt are the easiest way to spot this constellation.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
• In the same way, snake venom is not one thing but a constellation of toxins, thousands of them, enough to make your head spin.
  — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2024
• What makes matters worse is that across some threshold, this constellation of forces can take on a life of their own.
  — Time, 20 Oct. 2022
• Cantieri di Pisa grew to prominence in the 1960s with a series of motor yachts named after the stars of the Eridanus constellation.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2023
• The meteors will come from the constellation Perseus (namesake of the shower), which is found in the northern sky.
  — oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2022
• The devils comet will appear in the constellation of Taurus on April 21.
  — The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2024
• Unlike the moon or the ISS, the Starlink constellation is massive.
  — Daniel Wolfe, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2023
• Each star in the triangle is part of its own constellation.
  — Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 13 July 2024
• The shower gets its name because the meteors appear to be coming from the direction of the constellation Draco the Dragon.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024
• Just after sunset, look toward the west and find the constellation Virgo, the second largest constellation in the sky, and that's where Tsuchinshan-Atlas should appear.
  — Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024