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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Then, as evening falls, locals stroll arm-in-arm, while the horizon glows with peach and lavender hues.
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
That evening's moonrise, when the moon appears big and golden near the horizon, is the best time to enjoy the view.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Just below the horizon, but headed our way, is the rough beast John Lithgow, his hour come 'round at last.
—EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The sun never crests high above the horizon there, leaving some craters in permanent shadow—and valuable deposits of water ice lacing their eternally dark floors.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 4 Aug. 2025
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
That evening's moonrise, when the moon appears big and golden near the horizon, is the best time to enjoy the view.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Just below the horizon, but headed our way, is the rough beast John Lithgow, his hour come 'round at last.
—EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The sun never crests high above the horizon there, leaving some craters in permanent shadow—and valuable deposits of water ice lacing their eternally dark floors.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 4 Aug. 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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