the horizon

noun

: the line where the earth or sea seems to meet the sky

The sun rose slowly over/above the eastern horizon.

Examples of the horizon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Farther down, the levee that restrains the rivers is a low line of trees into the horizon. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Behind, a frieze of listless, phallus-dragging men and affable, gabbing women cross the horizon. — Walker Mimms, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026

Be sure to use time and date's sunrise and sunset calculator to ensure that the sun is safely below the horizon before observing the crescent phase of Venus with a telescope. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Unlike dawn, the zodiacal light appears as a distinct cone or wedge of light extending upward from the horizon along the ecliptic, which is the path the sun, moon, and planets follow across the sky. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the horizon

• spiegeleisen
• mizen