How to Use equinox in a Sentence

equinox

noun
  • The payoff comes at the equinox.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The spring equinox is when light and dark (day and night) are equal.
    — Allure, 18 Mar. 2022
  • During the equinox, night and day are the same length.
    — Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
  • When is the spring equinox in 2026?
    — Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 21 Feb. 2026
  • When is the spring equinox in 2026?
    — Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 28 Feb. 2026
  • When is the spring equinox in 2026?
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 12 Feb. 2026
  • When is the spring equinox in 2026?
    — Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 14 Feb. 2026
  • When is the spring equinox in 2026?
    — Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
  • What time is the spring equinox 2026?
    — Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The equinox occurs twice a year, once in the spring and again in the fall.
    — Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
  • This is also the date of the vernal equinox.
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Jan. 2026
  • This is also the date of the vernal equinox.
    — Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 28 Jan. 2026
  • This is also the date of the vernal equinox.
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The equinox occurs twice a year, once in the spring and then again in the fall.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The first day of spring is also known as the vernal equinox.
    — Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The goal of the equinox is to urge you to block out the noise and find your center.
    — Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Passover begins on the first full moon after the spring equinox.
    — Maria Carter, Country Living, 9 Feb. 2018
  • The word equinox comes from two Latin words meaning equal and night.
    — ABC News, 19 June 2026
  • The word equinox comes from two Latin words meaning equal and night.
    — ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Each year, there are two solstices and two equinoxes.
    — Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Each year, there are two solstices and two equinoxes.
    — Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Each year, there are two solstices and two equinoxes.
    — Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 9 Mar. 2026
  • And this year, the equinox falls a day earlier in some time zones.
    — NBC News, 18 Mar. 2020
  • What's the opposite of a sports equinox?
    — Christian Romo, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The best part of the year for catching the lights is around the equinoxes.
    — Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • So, the first day of the year always kicks off with the vernal equinox.
    — Forrest Brown, CNN, 19 Mar. 2022
  • The spring equinox marks the point there is more daylight than darkness.
    — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • And the best part of the year for catching the lights is around the equinoxes.
    — Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The sun rises due east and sets due west (more on the equinox, coming soon).
    — Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Chuseok falls on the nearest full moon to the fall equinox, known as a harvest moon.
    — Jun Michael Park, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2020

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