How to use eclipse in a sentence

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• The moon is the occulter of the sun during a solar eclipse.From the entry occulter
• The Earth occults the Moon during a lunar eclipse.From the entry occult
• She got up before dawn to observe the lunar eclipse.From the entry observe
• A solar eclipse is one of nature's most impressive sights.From the entry solar eclipse
• A six-digit eclipse covers half the lunar surface.From the entry digit
• Here's a picture of mine that captures today's eclipse.From the entry of mine
• "Watching eclipse on set of BOOK CLUB," the Grace and Frankie star wrote.2017 August 22, Christie D'Zurilla, “Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen, Jane Fonda and Mary Steenburgen get shady during the eclipse”, in Los…. From the entry bust on
• The Donald's strange pompadour and Hillary's strange server have eclipsed all the usual primary permutations.2015 August 22, Maureen Dowd, “Donald Trump Struts in His Own Pageant”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 22 Aug 2015. From the entry pompadour
• Her popularity, notes Copeland, seems to have been all but eclipsed when Marley bounded onto the scene.2009 September 21, Natalie Danford, quoting Brenda Copeland, “Publishing’s Best Friend”, in Publishers Weekly, volume 256, number 38…. From the entry dogoir
• The dignity or debility of the planet the eclipse falls on must be noted.2004 January 1, Carol Rushman, Forecasting Your Life Events: An Art of Predictive Astrology, Motilal Banarsidass, →ISBN, page 212. From the entry detriment
• In Penzance and Falmouth, the total eclipse will last for 2 minutes 2 seconds.1999 August 7, Tim Radford, “Light and shade”, in Guardian, UK, retrieved 03 Aug 2009. From the entry sunlessness
• Over a wider region either side of the path of totality, a partial eclipse is seen.1993, Jacqueline Mitton, The Penguin Dictionary of Astronomy, 2nd edition (paperback), Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 127. From the entry wide
• The front halls of heaven are so brilliantly lighted that they quite eclipse the more remote.1906, Henry David Thoreau, Bradford Torrey, Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, Houghton…. From the entry unfathomability
• The Artemis II astronauts sent back descriptions of the total solar eclipse they viewed from space to NASA's Mission Control.2026 April 6, Mary Kekatos, Julia Jacobo, Leah Sarnoff, Ivan Pereira, quoting Victor Glover, “'Absolutely spectacular, surreal'…. From the entry wicked
• The celestial phenomenon is a must-see event for selenophiles hoping to see a total lunar eclipse and May’s full moon.2022 May 13, Joe Mario Pedersen, “Blood Flower Moon blossoms over Orlando during total lunar eclipse & full moon”, in Orlando Sentinel. From the entry selenophile
• With its far larger population, China’s economy will inevitably come to eclipse ours, but that is hardly a mortal threat.2019 October 9, Farhad Manjoo, “Dealing With China Isn’t Worth the Moral Cost”, in New York Times. From the entry frustrate
• On Oct. 8, Interested skywatchers should attempt to see the total eclipse of the moon and the rising sun simultaneously.2014, Joe Rao, Total Lunar Eclipse On Wednesday Will Be a Rare 'Selenelion'. From the entry selenelion
• The eclipse offered the opportunity to test the tasimeter, and Edison promptly headed west for the July 29 event.2007, Martin Woodside, Thomas Alva Edison. From the entry tasimeter
• After that, children in school said you could get Apollo, a form of conjunctivitis, by staring at an eclipse too long.2005, Sefi Atta, Everything Good Will Come, Arris Books, page 11. From the entry apollo
• Still, it cannot be denied that the fortunes of vortex theory eclipsed radically with the publication of Newton’s Principia.2000, Stephen Gaukroger, “The foundational role of hydrostatics and statics in Descartes’ natural philosophy”, in Stephen Gaukroger, John…. From the entry vortex theory
• The duration of an eclipse depends on the relative positions of the sun, moon, and earth in their syzygy.1991, Phyllis M. Lugger (editor), Asteroids to Quasars: A Symposium Honoring William Liller, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 67. From the entry syzygy
• All the Leivers were eclipsed like candles.1913, D H Lawrence, Sons and lovers. From the entry twilighty
• During a total lunar eclipse, the earth comes between the sun and the moon, blocking direct sunlight from striking the lunar surface.2025 September 6, Priyali Prakash, “Why is a blood moon called so? Sky gazers in India will see a blood moon on September 7 during a total…. From the entry Rayleigh scattering
• Elsewhere, Beto has been eclipsed by South Bend mayor and uber-nerd Pete Buttigieg, whose résumé outshines on virtually every characteristic he and O’Rourke share.2019 April 29, Tina Nguyen, “Beto, Suspected Policy Lightweight, Gets Serious with $5 Trillion Climate Plan”, in Radhika Jones, editor…. From the entry uber-nerd
• Other times its horns proceed, slow yellow yearnings to live, they go eclipsed, delousing insectual nightmares dead to thunder, herald of genesis.2016 spring, Cesar Vallejo, translated by Alvaro Cardona-Hine, “Trilce”, in Malpaís Review, volume 6, number 4, Placitas, N.M., →ISSN…. From the entry insectual
• Older-aged me, wearing the same stupid snowflake scarf and the same shorts and the same mismatched socks and the same dorky eclipse glasses.2014, Jan Strnad, The Murmuring Field: and other stories. From the entry older-aged
• But soon to eclipse even his hearty singing and skiffling were the new groups; rhythm and blues bands which were fast metamorphosing into rock'n'roll bands.2010, Derek Ansell, The Little House in Highbury, page 152. From the entry skiffling
• Japan, Spain, China and Germany are among those with superspeedy trains that rival air travel and easily eclipse the irritations of a car trip.2009 August 1, “America’s Not-So-Fast Trains”, in New York Times. From the entry superspeedy
• Just after two o'clock in the morning, the moon went into eclipse, fading to a deep red and casting a pall over the mountainside.2006, Georgiana Kotarski, Ghosts of the Southern Tennessee Valley, →ISBN, pages 98–99. From the entry blood moon
• We must not allow Sept. 11 to eclipse the post-traumatic stress disorders suffered by students from epidemics of H.I.V.-AIDS and community and domestic violence.2002 May 15, Christine Schmidt, “Post-Sept. 11 Trauma”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, published 20…. From the entry post-traumatic stress disorder
• Sky gazers in India and in other parts of the world will be able to witness a blood moon on September 7 during a total lunar eclipse.2025 September 6, Priyali Prakash, “Why is a blood moon called so? Sky gazers in India will see a blood moon on September 7 during a total…. From the entry Rayleigh scattering
• Some of the red light actually bends through the Earth’s atmosphere and lights up the moon during a total eclipse, and that’s the rusty red, blood moon,” said SubbaRao.2014, Gaynor Hall, “Blood Moon Rising: Chicago star gazers in for treat if weather holds out”, in WGNtv.com, retrieved 15 Apr 2014. From the entry blood moon
• Residents of Dongjyu will be able to watch the annular eclipse for 4 minutes and 31 seconds, giving them the longest viewing window in the country.2012 May 15, Shelley Shan, “Star-gazers watch for rare solar eclipse”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 May…. From the entry Dongjyu
• The other places see the penumbra of the moon's shadow fall on the earth, so the eclipse is partial, and part of the sun's disc is still visible.2011, Galen C. Duree, Jr., Optics for Dummies, Wiley Publishing, Inc., published 2011, →ISBN, page 61. From the entry penumbra
• For instance, if you want to see a solar eclipse, where you not only have to wait for one, but you have to go where it is.1990, Connecticut Environment, Connecticut. Department of Environmental Protection, page 23. From the entry supermeteor
• ECLIPSE IN NEW YORK — this multiple exposure shows stages of the solar eclipse, starting at top left, as seen in New York City Monday afternoon.1972 July 11, "Eclipse in New York (photo caption)," Victoria Advocate (Texas, USA), p. 1 (retrieved 11 Aug. 2011). From the entry multiple exposure

Meaning of eclipse

1. noun An alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter.
2. noun Especially, an alignment whereby a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the Sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle planetary object onto the other planetary object.
3. noun A seasonal state of plumage in some birds, notably ducks, adopted temporarily after the breeding season and characterised by a dull and scruffy appearance.

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Questions about eclipse in a sentence

How do you use eclipse in a sentence?

Eclipse is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The Moon eclipsed the Sun.”

What is a short sentence with eclipse?

“The Moon eclipsed the Sun.”

What does eclipse mean?

Eclipse means an alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter.