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.
  • And Rigel, a star in the same constellation, shines a sharp blue.
    — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Along with the winter constellations Jupiter and Mars are on the rise!
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2024
  • 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 shooting stars will emanate from the area around the Lyra constellation, for which the Lyrids are named, but they can be seen all across the sky.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2021
  • 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
  • In some birth charts, all the planets are in the same constellation; in others, they're spread widely across the sky.
    — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 4 July 2021
  • Although, the constellation is faint, and gazers will need a dark sky to see it.
    — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 8 Apr. 2021
  • The blizzard didn’t let up on the constellation of snow resorts across the Sierra.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Made in northern Germany, the gold-and-bronze artifact depicts the constellation of the Pleiades and the sun and moon.
    — Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • The eye in question is CW Leonis, a carbon star in the constellation of Leo, the lion.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2021
  • Above the planet will be bright star Vega in the constellation Lyra.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Around 32 million light-years away from Earth, the galaxy lies in the constellation Pisces.
    — Julia Musto, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2022
  • His work is the lodestar in a constellation of difference, in both image and form.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2021
  • The imagery painted on the globes runs the gamut, from constellations to mountains and sea creatures.
    — Laurie Kellman, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2024
  • Air Canada is now installing service based on the OneWeb constellation on its regional jets, and passengers who have tried it so far have come away impressed.
    — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 30 June 2025
  • Spend time biking around the island, an easy eight-mile ride; shopping and dining in town; and learning about the history at Fort Mackinac, a constellation of military buildings perched on a hill.
    — Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025

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