Venus
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
Planetary conjunctions occur periodically, but a conjunction between Jupiter — the night sky’s third-brightest natural object after the moon and Venus — and Mars only happens once every few years, according to Betts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
"It wasn't fun to be on the other side of the court today - you've had an amazing year," Tagger, who beat seven-time major champion Venus Williams on her way to the final, told Dart.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
“So much of the history of art is the anonymity of women, whether she’s a Madonna, Venus or a nude bather,” says art historian Katy Hessel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Venus looks pale yellow in ordinary visible light, but the view changes dramatically in ultraviolet wavelengths.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
His motivation was simple: Venus was a problem for both the Ptolemaic and Copernican systems because, according to both theories, its distance from the Earth varied greatly.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
The chaos of three time zones and daylight saving couldn’t stop us from deconstructing the lens of art history, which, McCormack argues, wants to confine women to four categories: Venuses, mothers, damsels or monsters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2021
For now studying Venus up close may be the only route to reliable estimates of which is more common in the cosmos: Earths or Venuses.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 17, 2021
Like his sad-eyed Venuses who float just beyond reality, this young man has his mind on the infinite.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 25, 2020
While his is a world of modern Venuses who lounge in cotton candy landscapes, it’s not all fantasy; Cotton paints from life, a practice that complements his own insatiable sweet tooth.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2018
His women have none of that soft, easy, and attractive air, which many other painters have found the secret of imparting, not only to their Venuses and Graces, but to their Madonnas and Saints.
From Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3) by Shearjashub Spooner
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word