solstice

Example Sentences

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Astronomical winter starts on the 21 December, known as the winter solstice and is the shortest day of the year.

From BBC

The court was told the trio targeted Stonehenge the day before last year's summer solstice where around 15,000 people were due to gather and celebrate.

From BBC

For a provocateur like Aster, who has made a name for himself decapitating teenagers and giving audiences a front row seat to ritual solstice suicides, peak COVID-era chaos almost seems like low-hanging fruit.

From Salon

This is the southern winter solstice, the shortest day in their location, more than 1,000 miles south of the southern tip of South America.

From BBC

“Student killed on solstice may have been sacrificed,” read the Daily News.

From Los Angeles Times