How to Use the horizon in a Sentence

the horizon

noun
  • Look for Mars at the top of the line and Jupiter close to the horizon at the base.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2023
  • And this is the time of year when the sun doesn’t rise above the horizon.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2023
  • The one closer to the horizon before March 1 (and the brighter of the two) is the planet Venus.
    Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Massive plumes of smoke choked the horizon as the flames drove toward the town of 1,700.
    Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
  • As the sun dipped below the horizon, those high clouds lit up.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Simply look to the horizon to see the harvest moon rise.
    The Arizona Republic, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Jupiter and Mercury will be closest to the horizon, with Mars next to the moon.
    Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Wentz is clear the end of the band isn’t on the horizon, even as early peers like Panic!
    Vulture, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The floodwaters lap against the levee banks and from there stretch miles to the horizon.
    Brennon Dixson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Then, just as the sun neared the horizon, the conditions began to change.
    Michael Levitt, NPR, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Mars will appear at the top, ending with Jupiter at the horizon.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Travel + Leisure, 14 Mar. 2023
  • And if a trip to the moon isn’t on the horizon, the Omega seems like a space enthusiast’s next best bet.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Along the horizon, the road meets a billow of clouds, then fades to a white nothingness.
    Judi Ketteler, Good Housekeeping, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The ten shows that were once stretched out ahead of us like a road going all the way to the horizon were now behind us.
    Connor Ratliff, SPIN, 23 Feb. 2023
  • That also broadened the horizon of what the impact of the story might be.
    Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Look high enough Ensure your target object is at least one-third of the way up from the horizon to the zenith.
    Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 14 Jan. 2024
  • With spring on the horizon, there’s no better time to think about switching up your look.
    Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Around the horizon will be a view like just after sunset.
    Michael E. Bakich, Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
  • That evening, as the sun slipped toward the horizon, the family began to dance.
    Lois Parshley, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Beginning on March 6, the bright moon will begin to rise above the horizon.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Traffic begins to pile on the boulevard as the sun sways below the horizon.
    Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
  • When night fell, the tree cast a striking silhouette against the horizon.
    Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
  • There were ships of every description, as far to the horizon as eyes could see.
    The Oregonian, oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Jupiter will be beaming, and Mercury will dangle close to the horizon.
    Amudalat Ajasa, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The duo, visible in the western sky, will travel down toward the horizon through the night.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The sky darkens to a twilight blue, with sunset oranges at the horizon.
    Katie Peek, Scientific American, 2 Feb. 2024
  • But there are a few worrying signs on the horizon—even for Tesla.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 20 July 2023
  • The sheltered lagoon waters stretch to the horizon and the kitesurfing conditions are perhaps the best in the world.
    Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The clouds mainly painted the eastern sky, where their undersides were lit up as the sun neared the horizon.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Farther afield, a fresh crop of new buildings dotted the horizon.
    Liz Alderman, New York Times, 25 Sep. 2023

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