How to Use northern lights in a Sentence

northern lights

plural noun
  • Take a look at northern lights photos from across the state.
    Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2018
  • The storm then creates solar flares which cause the northern lights to put on a show for us here on earth.
    Lyndsey Matthews, Country Living, 14 Mar. 2018
  • Many set out to explore nature’s mysteries, from the northern lights to the ocean’s depths.
    Vogue, 9 July 2018
  • At night, the golden day gave way to spectacular northern lights.
    Laura Mallonee, WIRED, 8 June 2018
  • Truly bold visitors head up in winter to behold the northern lights.
    The Editors Of Gq, GQ, 28 June 2018
  • When will northern lights be visible in the United States?
    Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 30 July 2024
  • The photography, with its steely northern light, is classic Nordic noir.
    Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2018
  • That means endless nights of watching for the northern lights with Santa’s helpers lazing nearby.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Unfortunately, the northern lights aren't in season during these dates.
    Sarah Rense, Esquire, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Northern Minnesota was treated to a similar showing of the northern lights on Tuesday, as well.
    Lyndsey Matthews, Country Living, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Still, the surprise of dropping out of an airplane against a backdrop of flak and northern lights was a twinkle of promise — a sign that Battlefield is at a turning point.
    T.c. Sottek, The Verge, 29 June 2018
  • Go to Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesota for a spectacular northern lights show.
    David Caraccio, sacbee, 30 Apr. 2018
  • In spring and winter, visitors can watch for the northern lights while warming up at Chena Hot Springs, a natural hot spring resort 60 miles outside the city.
    Kirsten Swann, Anchorage Daily News, 3 May 2018
  • August marks the first supermoon of the year, plus the return of aurora season in far-north locales like Iceland and Alaska — and this year could see some of the brightest northern lights in decades.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Nearly every track invokes some kind of natural wonder; the northern lights, a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis, flowers growing from concrete and blooming in shadows, a rainbow beaming above.
    Maeve McDermott, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2018
  • Spot the Northern Lights To see the northern lights (a.k.a.
    Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 17 Dec. 2019
  • What's the northern lights forecast for the days and months ahead?
    Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
  • Could Portland see some of the northern lights in the night sky?
    oregonlive, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The stronger the solar storm, the father south the northern lights can be seen.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Maybe the northern lights are the Mona Lisa of the natural world?
    Michael Snyder, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Here's what to know about the next chance to see the northern lights and how to view them in Arizona.
    Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 3 June 2024
  • The northern lights dance across the sky over Norway’s fjords.
    Jeff Campagna, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2021
  • The boy used the northern lights to travel the vast lands to where people were sick and helped them.
    Debbie Olsen, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2023
  • So, does that mean more parts of the U.S. could once again be treated to northern lights?
    Bill Chappell, NPR, 31 May 2024
  • Tromsø is one of the world’s best cities for seeing the northern lights.
    David Nikel, Forbes, 8 May 2022
  • In the 1930s, the police chief kept a list of people to awaken in case of northern lights.
    David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 8 May 2022
  • As with the northern lights, the best time to see the southern lights is whenever the sky is dark.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Even though the forecast peak of the northern lights is for three hours starting at 10 p.m.
    Derek Van Dam, CNN, 9 Dec. 2020
  • So Thursday night might end up being the best night for to see the northern lights.
    Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2020
  • So Thursday night might end up being the best night to see the northern lights.
    Doyle Rice, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2020

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