Examples of comet in a Sentence
Chantelle Lee, TIME, 6 Aug. 2024
The Rogue Prince then sees the red comet that pierced the skies above Westeros and Essos during the events of the Game of Thrones season 2 premiere.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2024
Where the Perseids come from As with other meteor showers, the Perseids occur when Earth travels through the trail of rocks and dust left behind by a comet.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Aug. 2024
The big picture: Meteor showers happen when Earth passes through trails of debris left behind by comets and asteroids, usually at the same time each year.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Comet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comet. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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comet
noun
Old English cometa "comet," from Latin cometa (same meaning), from Greek komētēs, literally, "long-haired," derived from komē "hair" — related to coma entry 2
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