Dog Star

Example Sentences

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The dog days of summer were named specifically for the Dog Star.

From National Geographic • Aug. 23, 2023

All align with the position of the Dog Star Sirius in the summer months, when the Nile floods each year.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

By the way you don't need a telescope to find Canis Major and the Dog Star this time of year.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2022

The message swirled up to the heavens, to the Dog Star Sirius and the spirit of Benjamin Banneker.

From Scientific American • Nov. 9, 2021

The boy would not tell her that the teacher had told him that dog days got their name from the Dog Star because it rose and set with the sun during that period.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong