the horizon
noun
: the line where the earth or sea seems to meet the sky
The sun rose slowly over/above the eastern horizon.
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With spring on the horizon and many looking to freshen up spaces, consider a space often overlooked.
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Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
South of Portland, the Coast Starlight travels through Oregon’s Willamette Valley, where farmland, vineyards, and wide-open fields extend toward the horizon before the train begins a gradual climb toward the Cascade Range.
—Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026
Associated Press video showed the horizon glowing against the night sky above Tehran.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
Multiple videos posted on social media show massive fires dominating the horizon, in the west, south and north of the city.
—Golnar Motevalli, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
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Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
South of Portland, the Coast Starlight travels through Oregon’s Willamette Valley, where farmland, vineyards, and wide-open fields extend toward the horizon before the train begins a gradual climb toward the Cascade Range.
—Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026
Associated Press video showed the horizon glowing against the night sky above Tehran.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
Multiple videos posted on social media show massive fires dominating the horizon, in the west, south and north of the city.
—Golnar Motevalli, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the horizon
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“The horizon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20horizon. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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