How to Use the zodiac in a Sentence

the zodiac

noun
  • Aries is the zodiac’s baby; the eager first of the 12 signs.
    The Astrotwins, ELLE, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Since Aries is the first sign of the zodiac, there can be a selfish streak that runs through our veins this time of the year.
    Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 19 Feb. 2023
  • The dates shift slightly each year due to the position of the zodiac.
    Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The dates shift slightly each year due to the position of the zodiac.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Symbolized by the fish, Pisces are known as the dreamers of the zodiac.
    Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Leo Make way for Leo, the lion of the zodiac, and the showstoppers who call this fire sign their own.
    Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Then there are the zodiac signs, where are like the costumes each planet wears.
    Madison Feller, ELLE, 31 July 2023
  • Even the zodiac seems to agree that now’s an ideal time for strolling beachside and drifting through the ocean waves!
    Nina Kahn, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2024
  • This is the zodiac sign that was rising in the Eastern hemisphere at the *exact* time you were born.
    Aliza Pelto, Women's Health, 17 June 2023
  • This was the ancients’ guide for placing the four cardinal signs in the zodiac.
    Emily Simone, Allure, 20 May 2022
  • Being the last air sign of the zodiac means Aquarians are the most evolved, oldest, and sure, wisest of the bunch, says Mesa.
    Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The sixth sign of the zodiac runs from Aug. 23 through Sept. 22, and not surprisingly, many (many!) stars were born under the earth sign.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2023
  • That's because the Pisces season is the last one of the zodiac, so they're known to absorb all of the life lessons learned by other signs throughout the year.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Libra is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac, an ancient system based on the position of the sun in the sky on someone’s date of birth.
    Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The circle the sun makes around the earth is then split up into 12 slices of the zodiac, so wherever the sun was in the sky when you were born gives you your sun sign.
    Madison Feller, ELLE, 30 June 2023
  • Clearly, mutable signs are the chill friend of the zodiac.
    Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The third air sign, Aquarius, is best known as the eccentric and creative members of the zodiac.
    Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Of course, the celebration is so much more than a new outfit and an update to the zodiac.
    Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Your Chiron sign is the zodiac sign the planet fell under when you were born.
    Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024
  • With the New Moon rising in fiery Aries, the first sign of the zodiac, phoenix energy inspires us to reinvent ourselves.
    Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The Moon is focusing on your social partnerships — which is right in tune with your status as the Twins of the zodiac.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2024
  • Being the thinkers of the zodiac, air signs analyze, figure out, and come up with brilliant ideas.
    Narayana Montúfar, Women's Health, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Adams’ story was about a serial killer who chooses his victims by the signs of the zodiac.
    Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 2 May 2024
  • The Dragon represents strength and great leadership and is one of the most popular signs in the zodiac.
    Aj Willingham, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Your rising sign will always be the ruler of the first house in your birth chart, but the rest of the houses follow chronologically through the zodiac.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Venus will be roaming the emotional and loving shores of the zodiac sign Cancer from June 17 to July 11.
    Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 14 June 2024
  • Statistically, a few signs tend to compete for the titles of rarest and most common of the zodiac.
    Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 15 Feb. 2023
  • As the last sign of the zodiac, Pisces embodies the spirit of imagination.
    Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
  • In astrology, your rising sign, also called your ascendant, is the zodiac sign that is present in the first house, known as the House of Self.
    Lisa Stardust, Women's Health, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Because Capricorn is ruled by Saturn, which is the task master of the zodiac, these folks love to feel respected by those around them.
    Glamour, 31 May 2022

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