solstice
Example Sentences
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After the winter solstice this past weekend, every day brings a little more sunlight.
From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025
Consider the original Yule Logs, massive oak trunks that Vikings burned for the duration of the Midwinter solstice to rebuke the long darkness.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025
December's full Moon is known as the Cold Moon and marks the start of winter as it occurs near the solstice.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025
December’s event is called the Cold Moon because it rises amid longer, chillier nights approaching the winter solstice, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025
“Oh . . . not much. What’s the summer solstice deadline?”
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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