How to Use Venus in a Sentence

Venus

noun
  • Saturn and Venus will be in the lower sky to the southwest.
    — Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 2025-05-12
  • In one shot, Venus is reborn, dark and pregnant against a background of blurred blue.
    — Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2025
  • In many ways, it could be described as a plea for better marketing of Venus.
    — Leonard David, Scientific American, 2023-11-14
  • So why not celebrate the Mayan astronomers who found Venus?
    — Noé López, Los Angeles Times, 2023-10-09
  • This will be any carnivorous plant, like Venus fly trap and pitcher plants.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2024-08-17
  • Researchers will be able to learn more about Venus’ volcanoes in the coming years.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2024-05-29
  • As the moon clashes with Venus, the social atmosphere is off.
    — USA TODAY, 2024-07-14
  • Venus battles Pluto to decide which version of you wins.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
  • On the other hand, your Venus sign will tell you more about how Venus manifests in your life.
    — Madison Feller, ELLE, 2023-07-31
  • All the more reason why saving cash is hard for Venus in Sagittarius.
    — Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 2024-10-16
  • Last month, the spacecraft flew by Venus in a maneuver that was designed to help slingshot the probe close to the sun.
    — Denise Chow, NBC News, 2024-12-24
  • Early risers may catch the sliver of a crescent moon on the eastern horizon with bright Venus sparkling above it.
    — David Streit, Washington Post, 2023-11-09
  • That dress will feature in the Met’s exhibit alongside its sister piece, the Venus ball gown.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 2023-11-10
  • Venus Williams has one of tennis’ most iconic celebrations.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Williams also won 14 grand slam doubles titles with sister Venus and four Olympic gold medals.
    — Matias Grez, CNN, 2024-10-17
  • The planet Venus was clearly visible to the lower right of the eclipse and Jupiter hung higher and to its left.
    — Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 2024-04-09
  • The skies were dark enough in the vicinity of the eclipsed sun that stars were visible, including the bright planets Jupiter and Venus.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 2024-04-21
  • For example, Mercury and Venus can be seen only at dusk or dawn, while Mars or Jupiter shine throughout the night.
    — Jorge Garay, WIRED, 2024-08-16
  • The lineup turns even more enchanting in the first week of the month, as Mercury joins the party just below Venus for around an hour before sunrise.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The planetary ruler of Taurus is Venus, making the Earth sign decadent and indulgent.
    — Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 2024-08-18
  • Fire crews responded to that residence, at Venus Court and Moonlite Drive, where a gas meter next to the home had blown apart and caught fire.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 2024-07-16
  • In the video, Petry—who was born with upper limb aplasia—travels to Paris and ultimately stands face-to-face with the Venus de Milo.
    — Evan Minsker, Pitchfork, 2024-01-10
  • The 22-year-old Canadian even reminded Venus of Serena.
    — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Around an hour before sunrise, Mercury rises below Venus, with Jupiter higher in the east — forming a gentle planetary line.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Green pulls off a nifty but necessary trick here, convincing an audience who already knows the dizzying heights of success that Venus will reach to be on tenterhooks over the outcome of this one match.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Their looks pivot a bit into experimental territory like Venus Williams’ Luar moment earlier this week.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Venus will have entered Virgo on September 19th, just days before, and while Mercury thrives in Virgo’s precision, Venus feels nit picky here.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Also, with a partial solar eclipse — along with Mercury, Venus and the sun — energizing your relationship sector this month, everything from your commitments to your partnerships will be under a microscope.
    — Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The clip's many costumes referenced Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal and Sandro Botticelli's The Birth of Venus, among other iconic works of art.
    — EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The probe will steal a small fraction of Venus' orbital momentum, helping propel it toward its next planetary flyby in September 2026, when JUICE will fly a quick loop around Earth.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2025

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