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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To the east, mountains climb steeply to the Divide; to the south and west lies a big sagebrush plateau; and to the north, gently rolling foothills run to the horizon, with sagebrush tall er than a man’s head in the draws.
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Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
While the season is upon us, that doesn't mean a trade is not on the horizon.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
In the mid-1930s, the Spanish Civil War between the fascist forces of Franco and the nationalists was a harbinger that a second general European war lay just over the horizon.
—Christopher C. Gorham
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
The boy’s journey parallels the song’s enduring message—that while oppression and struggle are undeniable, hope and transformation remain just over the horizon.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
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Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
While the season is upon us, that doesn't mean a trade is not on the horizon.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
In the mid-1930s, the Spanish Civil War between the fascist forces of Franco and the nationalists was a harbinger that a second general European war lay just over the horizon.
—Christopher C. Gorham
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
The boy’s journey parallels the song’s enduring message—that while oppression and struggle are undeniable, hope and transformation remain just over the horizon.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 24 Sep. 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 4 Oct. 2025.
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