How to Use the equator in a Sentence

the equator

noun

• During an equinox, the center of the sun’s disk is in the same plane as the equator.
  — Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2023
• For the Earth as a whole, warm air rises near the equator, and cold air sinks near the poles.
  — Discover Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
• Near the equator, evening comes quickly once the sun is down.
  — Andrew Weil, Harper's Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
• At the same time, the equator gets cold, as the Sun does not shine above the equator all year round.
  — Gongjie Li, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024
• March 20, also known as the spring equinox, marks the day when the sun crosses the equator and heads north.
  — Katie Chang, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2023
• Outbreaks south of the equator hinted strongly of a surge in the north.
  — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
• Hawaii opted out of the Uniform Time Act because of how close the state is to the equator.
  — Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 21 Feb. 2023
• Hawaii opted out of the Uniform Time Act because of how close the state is to the equator.
  — Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 9 Mar. 2024
• But have no fear, freezing earthlings north of the equator — there is a bright side!
  — Staff Author, Peoplemag, 20 Dec. 2022
• On that day, people north of the equator will have their shortest day and longest night of the year.
  — Kolbe Nelson, CBS News, 20 June 2023
• The North Pole's tilt towards the sun is greatest at the solstice, so this event marks the longest day of the year north of the equator.
  — The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
• On the evening of July 31, the storm will reach its peak, with viewing equally good on both sides of the equator.
  — Michael D'estries, Treehugger, 30 June 2023
• For those north of the equator the summer solstice happens on June 20 or 21.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 21 Dec. 2022
• The lights can be seen closer to the equator depending on the strength of the geometric storms.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2024
• This continent was near the equator and had a dry and warm climate.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Mar. 2024
• That includes some areas near the equator and some parts of the Middle East, such as Aden, Yemen.
  — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
• On these days, the hours of daylight and darkness are of equal length, and the sun is directly above the equator at noon.
  — Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2024
• That’s long enough to wrap our planet 10 times at the equator, or to reach the Moon on its closest approach to Earth.
  — Robert M. Thorson, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2023
• The jet stream is located over the equator, or center, of the planet.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 Oct. 2023
• South of the equator in the Southern Hemisphere, it's known as the vernal or spring equinox and marks the beginning of spring.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
• But close to the equator, the sun is up for about 12 hours a day all year long, creating less reason to change clocks.
  — Scott Dance, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Mar. 2023
• While they are most frequently seen closer to the North and South poles, they have been seen closer to the equator.
  — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 4 Sep. 2023
• At the equator, an equinox results in about 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night, according to NASA.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 20 Mar. 2023
• They’re found from polar waters to the equator, at the water’s surface and miles deep, in the open ocean, along coasts, and even in some coastal rivers.
  — Michael Heithaus, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2024
• Earth’s tilt and the sun’s alignment over the equator determine solstice and equinox dates.
  — oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2023
• And those people are in general placed around the equator.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 14 June 2021
• While wetlands near the equator dried up and became forests, cold swamps closer to the poles remained and were framed by glaciers and ice.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 July 2024
• The rate of change depends on your latitude, or distance from the equator.
  — Justin Grieser, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2022
• The sun passes directly above the equator on the equinox and there are about an equal 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night, NASA explains.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2024
• The 45th parallel is halfway between the equator and the North Pole, and allows each location to have the same angle of the sun and length of day.
  — Janet B. Carson, arkansasonline.com, 22 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024