How to Use constellation in a Sentence

constellation

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  • 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.
  • This delicate cuff is engraved with the stars of your sign's constellation.
    — Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Better befitting our times are a constellation of mosaics — maybe the Egan Archipelago.
    — Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Face east and look for the constellation Gemini with its two brightest stars Pollux and Castor shining one on top of the other about halfway up in the sky.
    — Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Even without the lights, Acadia nights deliver pristine Milky Way and constellation viewing.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The meteors appear to originate near the Gemini constellation, giving the shower its name.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Dec. 2022
  • The high-tech constellation is also proving brilliant for superyacht applications.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 4 Dec. 2022
  • The shower, known for its occasional fireballs, sends shooting stars cascading from a radiant point in the Perseus constellation in the northeastern sky.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2024
  • And Rigel, a star in the same constellation, shines a sharp blue.
    — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
  • 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 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
  • The blizzard didn’t let up on the constellation of snow resorts across the Sierra.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • Spire is a constellation of nanosatellites that pick up AIS signals to increase visibility of vessels in remote areas of the world.
    — Heather Welch, The Conversation, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The imagery painted on the globes runs the gamut, from constellations to mountains and sea creatures.
    — Laurie Kellman, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2024
  • The three bright stars that make up Orion’s belt are the easiest way to spot this constellation.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
  • In the same way, snake venom is not one thing but a constellation of toxins, thousands of them, enough to make your head spin.
    — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2024
  • In addition to the plentiful showcase, the Perseids -- which get their name from the constellation Perseus -- are famous for bringing fireballs, bright colors and long meteor tails to the night sky.
    — Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2024

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