the Northern Lights

noun

: large areas of green, red, blue, or yellow light that sometimes appear in the night sky in far northern regions

Examples of the Northern Lights in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The shooting happened last Thursday as Gorman, 18, was walking with her friends near the pier at Tobey Prinz Beach at Pratt Boulevard to see the Northern Lights. —Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026

The long list of contents inside the bag include everything from luxury vacations — such an a group trip to Ibiza and an Arctic villa getaway with views of the Northern Lights — to beauty treatments including body‑sculpting liposuction and a smile makeover from Beverly Hills Dental Arts. —Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026

Tourists swarm in for the Northern Lights and a sitdown with Santa Claus. —Liam Denning, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026

The pair ended up ringing in her 52nd birthday together under the Northern Lights (romantic), before heading to Helsinki. —Meg Walters, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for the Northern Lights

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