horizon

Example Sentences

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Given the magnitude of what is on the horizon on the pitch, all parties are understood to agree that it isn't the right time with the full focus on the season finale.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The Algodones Dunes stretch toward the horizon in pale, wind-sculpted ridges, a narrow ribbon of shifting terrain running south into Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

During one orbit, Anders captured Earth's brilliant blue hue standing out against the vast darkness of space and accentuated by the desolate, grey lunar horizon in the foreground.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

AL JEER, United Arab Emirates—Oil tankers, container ships and bulk carriers shimmer all over the horizon to the left of the windswept beach here at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

We saw them lighting up the night sky all along the eastern horizon, and they did seem to be coming much closer all the time.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo