How to Use solstice in a Sentence
solstice
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It’s the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year.
—cleveland, 21 Dec. 2022
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The winter solstice is the point where the path of the sun in the sky is farthest south.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2024
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And the winter solstice, or the shortest day of the year, will be on Dec. 21.
—Leigh Morgan, al, 22 Sep. 2022
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When is the first day of summer?:Here's what to know about the summer solstice.
—Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 10 June 2022
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On the winter solstice, the sun sets to the southwest of the stone circle.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2023
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June 21, the summer solstice, is the longest day of the year.
—Sarah Michels, The Enquirer, 17 June 2021
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Once the solstice is reached, the days will slowly get longer.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2019
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The shortest day of the year marks the winter solstice, the first day of winter.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 23 Sep. 2024
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The shortest day of the year marks the winter solstice, the first day of winter.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
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The summer solstice is the day with the longest daylight hours of the year.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 20 June 2024
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The shortest day of the year is the first day of winter, or the winter solstice.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Nov. 2024
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On the summer solstice, the Sun appears highest in the sky for the year.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 22 June 2021
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The solstice is upon us, but the heat causes some of us to fuss.
—David Streit, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
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Wednesday marks the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year.
—Heard Editors, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2022
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Spring lasts from the end of March until the summer solstice mid-June.
—Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
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It's marked by the winter solstice and is also the shortest day of the year.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 18 Dec. 2024
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The winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2024
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The winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year.
—Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2020
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The summer solstice occurs when the sun is at its highest point in the sky.
—Doyle Rice, The Courier-Journal, 21 June 2023
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Then at the height of Adam’s despair came the winter solstice.
—Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com, 1 Jan. 2021
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Time seemed frozen as the near-solstice sun hung high in the sky, a gentle wind nudging the beach.
—oregonlive, 23 June 2021
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The show culminates with the arrival of the solstice puppet.
—Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2022
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The shortest day of the year is Tuesday:Here's what to know about the winter solstice.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2021
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The winter solstice, which occurs on Dec. 21 or 22, is the shortest day of the year.
—Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2021
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Adding to the heat is the sun’s high position in the sky around the solstice, which just passed a week before the heat wave.
—oregonlive, 1 July 2021
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Later, the evening news was touting the summer solstice and the longest day of the year.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2019
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Around the summer solstice, the maximum height of the full moon in the midnight hour is the lowest of the year.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 23 June 2024
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And like Stonehenge, Waun Mawn appears to have been aligned with the solstice.
—National Geographic, 19 July 2022
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The solstice is celebrated by many as a time of rebirth and change.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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There was a winter solstice pop-up in Hollywood and at The Grove, where fans could snap up merchandise and have photo-ops with the carriage prop.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
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