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

The closing event, which finishes on Sunday, has been a sell-out and will have taken place on the longest two nights of the year, also known as the winter solstice.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 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

Stonehenge at night with starry sky on winter solstice.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

At this rate, we’d never make it to L.A. alive, much less before the summer solstice.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan