solstice

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

The closing event, which finishes on Sunday, has been a sell-out and will have taken place on the longest two nights of the year, also known as the winter solstice.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 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

December’s event is called the Cold Moon because it rises amid longer, chillier nights approaching the winter solstice, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

But I had no idea how to find them, and tomorrow was the winter solstice.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan