solstice

Example Sentences

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Krampus likely evolved from older, pre-Christian deities, just as Christmas absorbed solstice and midwinter customs, the author explained.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

After the winter solstice this past weekend, every day brings a little more sunlight.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

Consider the original Yule Logs, massive oak trunks that Vikings burned for the duration of the Midwinter solstice to rebuke the long darkness.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

The solstice marks the shortest day - and longest night - in the northern hemisphere and the start of astronomical winter.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

The next afternoon, June 14, seven days before the solstice, our train rolled into Denver.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan