How to Use Scorpius in a Sentence

Scorpius

noun
  • From mid-northern latitudes, Scorpius will be low in the south.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • First, find the bright star Antares in the constellation Scorpius.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • One can use Antares to spot the claws of Scorpius — three stars that form a roughly vertical line to the right (west) of Antares.
    Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • In darker skies, the shape of the upper part of the constellation Scorpius will also be visible.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • One snap even shows Felton hugging Aidan Close, who plays Draco's son Scorpius in the play.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • An exception is Scorpius, whose curved body and hooked tail really do resemble a scorpion.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Late in the evening on July 14, look low in the southern sky for a group of stars shaped like a big hook or scorpion tail (aka Scorpius).
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 July 2026
  • Antares, the red heart of the constellation Scorpius, is a red supergiant roughly 550 light-years away.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • This new moon will not eclipse the sun, but the three-day-old moon will eclipse the red supergiant Antares, the brightest star in Scorpius, the Scorpion.
    Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • In honor of both Orion and the scorpion, the gods placed them in the sky as constellations—Orion and Scorpius.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Look low in the south after dark on Saturday, June 27, to see a near-full moon close to Antares in the constellation Scorpius.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 26 June 2026
  • The other three were Aldebaran, in Taurus; Regulus in Leo; and Antares in Scorpius.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • From a dark-sky site, the Milky Way should slowly emerge as a pale, uneven band rising from Sagittarius and Scorpius and climbing into the summer sky.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Appearing in the pictures was Aidan Close, who plays Draco’s son Scorpius in the Broadway production.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Later this week, the moon will pass close to Antares in the constellation Scorpius, a massive red supergiant star about 550 light-years from Earth.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Another great summer constellation is rising in the low southeast, Scorpius the Scorpion.
    Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
  • Interestingly, one legend has Scorpius representing the creature that stung Orion to death.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 26 June 2026
  • David Fine as Scorpius does an enormous amount of heavy lifting by injecting urgency and pathos, despite his character’s timid personality.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
  • In the low southern sky is the classic summer constellation Scorpius the Scorpion, with the enormous red supergiant star Antares marking the heart of the beast.
    Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 5 July 2026
  • Antares is among the brightest stars visible to the naked eye in the northern hemisphere and is often known as the 'heart of the scorpion', owing to its central position in the constellation Scorpius.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • And yet, the complex plot comes down to the bond between Albus and Scorpius, who are living in their fathers’ shadows, bullied and uncertain of themselves, as their connections with their dads falter.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
  • Its arc of millions of stars can be seen pouring through the Summer Triangle stars high in the southeast and down to the constellations Sagittarius and Scorpius in the south.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Thursday, July 23The now 74%-lit waxing gibbous moon is moving toward Scorpius.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • In the Northern Hemisphere, people will see the upcoming spectacle occur alongside Antares, a bright star that will appear in the constellation Scorpius.
    CBS News, 28 May 2026
  • For those in the Northern Hemisphere, the moon will be closely situated near Antares, a bright star at the heart of the constellation Scorpius, which resembles a scorpion in the sky.
    Connor Greene, Time, 29 May 2026
  • Joshua Sullivan steps into the pivotal role of Albus Potter, with Kai Spackman taking on Scorpius Malfoy.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
  • These include electronic warfare systems such as the Scorpius, developed by Israel Aerospace Industries.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Sweep with binoculars from the Scorpion's tail in the Scorpius constellation, through the Summer Triangle, and then down to Cassiopeia and Perseus.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the hook of the scorpion tail signifies the Scorpius constellation and the ubiquitous Southern Cross—seen on flags and emblems around the Southern Hemisphere—shines bright.
    Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Those who live in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, northern Argentina, Uruguay, most of Brazil, northern Chile, and southern Peru see Scorpius high overhead.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 26 June 2026

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