How to Use vernal in a Sentence

vernal

adjective
  • Does the vernal equinox fall on the same day each year?
    Jennifer Earl, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2018
  • So, the first day of the year always kicks off with the vernal equinox.
    Forrest Brown, CNN, 19 Mar. 2022
  • The autumnal equinox marks the start of fall, while the vernal equinox marks the start of spring.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 1 May 2023
  • The Persian New Year, on the vernal equinox, lasts for 13 days.
    New York Times, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Here's everything to know about the start of spring and the vernal equinox.
    Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 14 Mar. 2024
  • But ramps aren’t the only darlings of the vernal equinox.
    Ashley Mason, Bon Appetit, 5 Apr. 2017
  • But ramps aren’t the only darlings of the vernal equinox.
    Ashley Mason, Bon Appetit, 5 Apr. 2017
  • For some, spring cleaning takes place around the time of the vernal equinox, which this year fell on March 20.
    Derrick Bryson Taylor, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The vernal equinox in March marks the end of winter and beginning of spring.
    Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2021
  • March is known as the vernal equinox, or spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere.
    AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2017
  • Maybe the vernal equinox is what helps get us back on track every spring.
    Susanna Schrobsdorff, Time, 28 Feb. 2021
  • In the Northern Hemisphere, the vernal equinox was March 19, marking the start of the spring season.
    Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 6 May 2024
  • The start of spring, aka the spring (or vernal) equinox, is a cause for a lot of celebration.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 17 Mar. 2023
  • In the Southern Hemisphere, the event is known as the vernal or spring equinox and marks the beginning of spring.
    Editors, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2021
  • In the Northern Hemisphere, the vernal, or spring equinox is March 19, marking the start of the spring season.
    USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024
  • For the Northern Hemisphere, Tuesday, March 20, marks the vernal, or spring, equinox — the first day of spring.
    Time, 20 Mar. 2018
  • The spring, or vernal, equinox happens around March 19-20 and, like the autumnal equinox, is when the day and night are of equal length.
    Carlie Procell, The Courier-Journal, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Salamanders live out their lives close to the vernal pools where they were born.
    Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 3 May 2017
  • This full moon will be the first of spring, occurring just over a week after the vernal equinox.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2021
  • The spring, or vernal, equinox happens around March 20 or 21 and, like the autumnal equinox, is when the day and night are of equal length.
    USA Today, 18 Sep. 2021
  • Tomorrow is the vernal equinox, and when the sun enters Aries.
    Claire Comstock-Gay, The Cut, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Today's vernal equinox marks the time when the sun crosses over the equator and the length of days and nights will be almost equal.
    Leigh Morgan, AL.com, 20 Mar. 2018
  • The vernal equinox is Saturday marking the start of spring.
    Dallas News, 19 Mar. 2021
  • The sun enters your sign on March 20, kicking off Aries season and the vernal equinox.
    Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 28 Feb. 2018
  • This year, the vernal, or spring, equinox will occur on Tuesday, March 20.
    National Geographic, 20 Mar. 2018
  • The website highlights that, during the vernal equinox, the sun rises due East and sets due West.
    Julia Musto, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2022
  • But the vernal pools are home to more than goldfields and salamander.
    James Herrera, The Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2017
  • On the vernal equinox, the Northern and Southern hemispheres receive about the same amounts of sunlight.
    Liz Kellar, Detroit Free Press, 29 Feb. 2024
  • This signals the beginning of spring (the vernal equinox) and fall (the autumnal equinox) each year.
    Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 18 June 2019
  • Below the equator in the Southern Hemisphere, it's known as the vernal or spring equinox and marks the beginning of spring.
    Editors, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2020

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