How to Use quincunx in a Sentence

quincunx

noun
  • Venus and Jupiter are involved in a rough quincunx that could put you in the spotlight with little warning.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
  • At the same time, Saturn continues its tense square to Uranus while making a quincunx to the full moon.
    — Gala Mukomolova, refinery29.com, 2 Mar. 2021
  • The Moon in Leo will make an awkward quincunx to Venus first thing, encouraging us to speak honestly.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Montúfar says that at this eclipse, both the sun and the moon will be forming a tense quincunx aspect to task-master Saturn in Aquarius.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 19 June 2020
  • The Moon will then drift into a quincunx with Saturn, encouraging us to speak with care and be honest about our intentions.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Meanwhile, the Sun is forming a rather awkward quincunx to Pluto, so beware of power struggles coming from out of the left field.
    — Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2022
  • We may be tempted to push ourselves to extremes on Tuesday, as the Sun creates a quincunx with optimistic Jupiter.
    — Venus Australis, refinery29.com, 14 June 2020
  • The cautious quincunx between Venus and Jupiter today impacts your resource zone and your partnership arena, which means that your needs might not match up with those of your peers.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
  • We’re encouraged to be as flexible as possible on Sunday, when the ego-ruling Sun forms a quincunx with change-loving Uranus.
    — Venus Australis, refinery29.com, 29 Nov. 2020
  • Venus in Leo creates a quincunx with Saturn retrograde in Pisces, minimising our confidence and wallets.
    — Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 10 July 2024
  • The Moon will make a final thoughtful quincunx to Saturn, who's just arrived in Pisces, so some minor daydreaming can be genuinely helpful.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2023
  • On Tuesday, flirtatious Venus creates a challenging quincunx with dynamic Uranus.
    — Venus Australis, refinery29.com, 2 Nov. 2020
  • Your 8th House of Psychology hosts Mercury, whose quincunx with unstoppable Jupiter in your sign could stir up important talks about money and trust with a loved one.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The Sun forms a quincunx against transformative Pluto on Sunday, encouraging us to think less selfishly and consider our impact on the world.
    — Venus Australis, refinery29.com, 14 June 2020
  • Your 11th House of Friends tilts against routines as the instinctive Moon forms a quincunx to passionate Mars in your 6th House of Work.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2026
  • Teamwork thrives when boundaries are crisp, as the radiant Sun lights your 11th House of Friends in a quincunx to Pluto in your 6th House of Work.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
  • The Sun in Gemini locks into an unusual quincunx with alchemical Pluto, riling everyone up.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2023
  • Exploration calls as pleasure-seeking Venus forms a quincunx to jovial Jupiter, activating your 9th House of Learning with a nudge to adjust expensive plans.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Shared success depends on clear terms as the vibrant Sun spotlights your 7th House of Partnership in a quincunx to Pluto in your 2nd House of Finances.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
  • However, once the Moon stumbles into a challenging quincunx with messenger Mercury, talking to others could actually overcomplicate all of our plans.
    — Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2022
  • Your 12th House of Rest and Reflection calls loudly as the sparkling Sun forms a quincunx with Pluto in your 7th House of Partnership.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
  • Value meets vision as the willful Sun activates your 2nd House of Finances in a quincunx to intense Pluto in your 9th House of Exploration.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
  • The researchers discovered figurative and numerical depictions of the Mixtec calendar’s year of the lizard, as well as the quincunx—a geometric design alluding to the four directions and the center of the universe.
    — Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2022
  • As Stacy Liberatore reports for the Daily Mail, quincunx patterns seen on the objects represent the axis mundi, while the head of a water snake references the underworld.
    — Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Dec. 2021
  • Your 5th House of Creativity wants expression, yet the Sun forms a quincunx with Pluto in your 12th House of Rest and Reflection.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
  • Your 11th House of Friends stirs under the sensitive Moon, and a quincunx to serious Saturn in your 6th House of Work exposes friction with duties.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026
  • The nurturing Moon drifts through your 12th House of Solitude, where a quincunx from boundary-setting Saturn in your 7th House of Partnership requires rest before promises.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026
  • Your 5th House of Creativity lights up under the emotional Moon, yet a quincunx to restrictive Saturn in your 12th House of Solitude scrambles your pacing.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026
  • Your 5th House of Ingenuity unfurls under today’s Mercury-Jupiter quincunx, and with Jupiter in your proud 10th house, others are likely to notice your creative successes.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
  • An intuitive Moon crosses your 10th House of Career while Saturn, planet of lessons, rests in your 5th House of Creativity, and their quincunx nudges you to refine spotlight plans with care.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026

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