How to Use horizon in a Sentence

horizon

noun
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  • The sun rose slowly over the eastern horizon.
  • We sailed toward the horizon.
  • These discoveries have opened up new horizons in the field of cancer research.
  • The restaurant was a hit, but changes were on the horizon.
    — Megha McSwain, Chron, 9 Sep. 2022
  • What else is on the horizon for you in the near future?
    — Gary Graff, cleveland, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Along with the switch to Disney+ this season, more changes are on the horizon.
    — Calie Schepp, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Look for the planets in the evening, near the western horizon, once the sun sets.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The West Side Market is next door, the cityscape laid out on the near horizon.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 7 Oct. 2022
  • The oblique view features Earth’s horizon, known as the limb.
    — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 1 Jan. 2023
  • In Damon’s case, there’s lots of work left on the horizon.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Go somewhere with a clear view at the sky and look to the east-southeast horizon.
    — oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2023
  • As this clowder of cat eyes comes to a close, there are signs of a few more on the horizon.
    — Thessaly La Force, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2022
  • With 2023 on the horizon, there’s already a lot going in the Goose camp.
    — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Meanwhile, in the cockpit, all eyes were trained on the horizon.
    — Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2022
  • This is my first day on the new horizon after this movie.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Nov. 2022
  • At 7:15 the cloud bank began to move east and the western horizon opened up to blue sky.
    — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2022
  • Look for the station just above the east-northeast horizon.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2023
  • And with more storms on the horizon, the mountains could see more rain that may lead to flooding.
    — Jill Cowan, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2023
  • How can you not be awed by the sight of a full moon rising above the eastern horizon?
    — Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2023
  • These include the Eye of Horus, the scarab, the akhet amulet of the horizon, the placenta, the Knot of Isis, and others.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Changes on the horizon have been brought into focus by the queen’s death.
    — Anthony Faiola, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Could this be a hint that the Speak Now (Taylor's Version) re-record is on the horizon?
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Jupiter is a very bright object in the western horizon.
    — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Watch for the meetup halfway up the sky above the southeast-east horizon.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The choppers would scream across the land, hover briefly over the hellmouth, then bank away against the wet horizon.
    — Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Does that mean a position with the Yankees is on the horizon?
    — Pete Caldera, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2022
  • What gadgets may be on the horizon that hope to improve our lives?
    — CNN, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Off on the horizon, there is a different gleam, one that’s brighter.
    — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Sep. 2022
  • The wolf moon will appear on the eastern horizon around sunset.
    — Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The Sky Axe may have spoken, to those who knew its origins, of distant horizons; and now, thanks to the young woman who found it, the skies of the American Midwest are part of its story, too.
    — Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025

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