How to Use Deneb in a Sentence

Deneb

noun
  • To its lower left will be the supergiant star Deneb.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 1 May 2026
  • Observers will be able to spot it a third of the way between bright stars Altair and Deneb.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Start with Deneb, one of the most luminous stars known, then follow the line downward through the cross.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Deneb is the brightest star in the constellation Cygnus the Swan.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
  • Deneb sits below, and Altair appears lower.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 19 June 2026
  • Chef Deneb Williams begins the entire process with vegetables.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • To the left of Vega, also very high in the sky, is Deneb, the 19th brightest star in the night sky.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • A little to the lower left of Vega is Deneb, the brightest star of Cygnus the Swan.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
  • Deneb’s the tail of the Swan, Albireo’s the head, and the crosspiece becomes the major section of its wingspan.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 23 Nov. 2025
  • Powered by liquid oxygen and methane, Deneb has a thrust of 15,000 pounds.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026
  • Deneb is the brightest star of Cygnus the Swan, which is making its annual swan dive toward the western horizon.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 23 Nov. 2025
  • To make it into a swan, make Deneb the tail of the Swan and the star Albireo at the foot of the cross the head of the big heavenly bird.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
  • Under dark skies, the Milky Way visibly streams behind Deneb and through Altair like a river of stars.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 24 July 2026
  • Below, sits Altair, while Deneb glows to the left, representing the tail of the great swan in the constellation Cygnus.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 11 May 2026
  • Its brightest stars form a large cross, often called the Northern Cross, with Deneb marking the top and colorful double-star Albireo the base.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Knowing this about Deneb transforms the Summer Triangle into a three-dimensional shape.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 24 July 2026
  • Vega, Deneb and Altair make a right triangle with the right angle at Deneb, this is called the Summer Triangle.
    — Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The region between Deneb and Altair may be my favorite casual binocular territory in the entire sky.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 24 July 2026
  • The lowest two stars are Altair and Deneb, which mark the tails of the great eagle and swan in the constellations Aquila and Cygnus, respectively.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • There has long been debate over who first christened the bright stellar trio of Vega, Deneb, and Altair as the Summer Triangle.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Vega, in the constellation Lyra the Harp, Altair in Aquila the Eagle, and Deneb in Cygnus.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Chefs Lee Hinton and Deneb Williams, of Allora in East Sacramento, are leading the charge.
    — Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Three stars — Deneb, Vega and Altair — will form a triangle, known as the Summer Triangle asterism.
    — Hali Smith june 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 June 2026
  • Vega in Lyra the Lyre or Harp; Altair in Aquila the Eagle; and Deneb, the brightest star in Cygnus the Swan.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 5 July 2026
  • Positioned across the Milky Way, its most obvious star is Deneb — one of the anchor stars of the Summer Triangle — which marks either the body of the swan or the top of the cross.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 19 June 2026
  • Compared with the stellar lighthouse of Deneb, Vega and Altair are, comparatively speaking, penlight flashlights.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Yet there, still commanding the overhead darkness, are Vega, Altair, and Deneb — the three brilliant stars of the famous Summer Triangle.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The Summer Triangle—formed by the bright stars Vega, Altair, and Deneb—is a prominent asterism that lies along the Milky Way's path.
    — Harry Bennett, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • In addition to the main dining room, owner Deneb Williams blew out the front patio area by an additional 1,500 square feet for a total of 7,700 square feet.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
  • Deneb, however, is vastly farther off, at roughly 1,600 light-years, though various sources place it between 1,400 and 2,600 light-years.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2026

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