How to Use constellation in a Sentence

constellation

noun

• The patient presented a constellation of symptoms.
• A large constellation of relatives and friends attended the funeral.
• The constellation Ursa Major contains the stars of the Big Dipper.
• The meteors will come from the constellation Perseus (namesake of the shower), which is found in the northern sky.
  — oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2022
• The shower is named after the Perseus constellation, which lies in the region of the sky from which the meteors appear to emanate.
  — Aylin Woodward, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022
• Check out these unique futuristic baby names inspired by constellations, stars, and our solar system.
  — Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 23 Sep. 2024
• But the vast constellation of Yankees stars get plaques or monuments, not statues, in an outdoor gallery beyond the center-field fence.
  — New York Times, 22 July 2022
• Impulse's larger in-space thrusters are named Rigel, after the brightest star in the constellation; and the smaller thrusters are named Saiph, one of the fainter stars.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 19 July 2022
• Vega At roughly 25 light-years away, Vega is a rapidly spinning star in the constellation Lyra.
  — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
• The key is to keep the radiant of the meteor shower in view (the constellation of Perseus, which will be rising in the northeast after sunset) and the full Moon out of it.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022
• The Orionids' radiant point is in the constellation Orion.
  — Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2024
• Deploying them in batches – known as constellations – means multiple devices can make observations of the same phenomena.
  — Mustafa Aksoy, The Conversation, 27 Sep. 2024
• And Rigel, a star in the same constellation, shines a sharp blue.
  — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
• The meteors will be in the northeastern part of the sky by the constellation Perseus.
  — Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2023
• The Aquariids constellation is Aquarius, hence the shower’s name, and lies on the ecliptic, the sun’s path in the sky.
  — Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 4 May 2023
• Watch for the sky streaks around the Aquarius constellation, but keep an eye on Perseus as well.
  — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2023
• Arcturus is one of the brightest stars in the spring and the brightest star in the constellation Bootes the Herdsman or Farmer.
  — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 12 May 2024
• The radiant for the Lyrids—or the point from where the meteors appear to come—is the constellation Lyra, the harp.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
• Vega is found in the constellation Lyra in the Northern sky.
  — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
• Mercury will be to the lower right of the moon and, above Venus, the bright star Regulus in the constellation of Leo.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 16 July 2023
• The system is found in the constellation Centaurus and is seen in the southern sky.
  — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
• One evening in late January the sky was so thick with stars that the bones of the constellations blurred into the background.
  — Dennis Overbye Marcos Zegers, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2023
• Its name comes from the constellation Vela the Sails, which is seen mostly in the Southern Hemisphere.
  — Shamilee Vellu, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2023
• All star signs are signs of the zodiac—constellations on the ecliptic, a line in the sky that the sun appears to follow.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
• The blizzard didn’t let up on the constellation of snow resorts across the Sierra.
  — Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2024
• But most members of satellite constellations glow much brighter than that, at least part of the time.
  — Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2023
• The star cluster is found in the southern part of the constellation Sagittarius.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2023
• Around 32 million light-years away from Earth, the galaxy lies in the constellation Pisces.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2022
• The imagery painted on the globes runs the gamut, from constellations to mountains and sea creatures.
  — Laurie Kellman, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2024
• The three bright stars that make up Orion’s belt are the easiest way to spot this constellation.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 25 Oct 2024