How to Use the horizon in a Sentence

the horizon

noun
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  • 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
  • Head outside and find a spot with a clear view of the sky and the horizon.
    — Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • Off to the far lower left, near the horizon, is the much fainter planet Mars.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 26 May 2024
  • Wentz is clear the end of the band isn’t on the horizon, even as early peers like Panic!
    — Vulture, 17 Mar. 2023
  • As the light came over the horizon, Dylan and Austyn got in his 4Runner to drive off of the ranch as husband and wife.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 25 June 2024
  • 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
  • Tour the greater Edmonton area and see how pump jacks dot the horizon.
    — Cody Musselman, The Conversation, 19 June 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
  • Right now, the profits are still somewhere over the horizon.
    — Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 3 Oct. 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
  • Find a spot along the guardrail to cast a line, or enjoy a sunset stroll to see the sun slip down behind the horizon.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 July 2024
  • Since the moon has no atmosphere, day turns to night as soon as the sun dips below the horizon.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
  • This hair has to do with the rate of change, or the gradient, of space-time’s curvature at the horizon.
    — Gaurav Khanna, The Conversation, 15 May 2024
  • 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
  • The pastures give way to high desert that stretches toward the horizon.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
  • That evening, as the sun slipped toward the horizon, the family began to dance.
    — Lois Parshley, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
  • But that can’t be right; the illusion still occurs when the horizon is empty, such as at sea or on the plains.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The array of colors along the horizon, even as the posse slumps out of the restaurant, heads hung low, unable to find their mark, wind gusts thrashing against them.
    — Rachel Sonis, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024

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