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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Above the observatory, a soft green and red glow, known as airglow, helps to tinge the horizon.
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
But the silvery orb will be below the horizon at that time, so take the time to look outside during the evening hours for the best view.
—Gina Park, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Thousands of towering dunes stretch across the horizon, some reaching 100 feet high, with pools of crystal-clear water between them.
—Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
The earth stretched flat in every direction, almost to the horizon—a pale, cracked crust, vaguely lunar.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
But the silvery orb will be below the horizon at that time, so take the time to look outside during the evening hours for the best view.
—Gina Park, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Thousands of towering dunes stretch across the horizon, some reaching 100 feet high, with pools of crystal-clear water between them.
—Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
The earth stretched flat in every direction, almost to the horizon—a pale, cracked crust, vaguely lunar.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
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 13 Nov. 2025.
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