How to Use solstice in a Sentence

solstice

noun
  • When is the solstice this year?
    — Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
  • And this solstice week sets the tone.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Dec. 2025
  • The solstice doesn’t judge you for this.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Dec. 2025
  • 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
  • Each year, there are two solstices and two equinoxes.
    — Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Once the solstice is reached, the days will slowly get longer.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2019
  • Here's what to know about the winter solstice.
    — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Here's what to know about the winter solstice.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Here's what to know about this year's winter solstice.
    — Maria Leontaras, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2025
  • The solstice is upon us, but the heat causes some of us to fuss.
    — David Streit, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
  • The second is in the weeks around the winter solstice.
    — Alanna Bennett, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
  • After the solstice, the days slowly start to get longer again.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2017
  • The seasons change either on the equinox or the solstice.
    — John Tufts, IndyStar, 19 Dec. 2025
  • There are two equinoxes and two solstices every year.
    — John Tufts, IndyStar, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Do the days get longer after the winter solstice?
    — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Yes, days do get longer after the winter solstice.
    — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 19 Dec. 2025
  • The sun takes this same low arc around the winter solstice, the first day of winter.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 15 June 2019
  • When is the winter solstice, the start of winter?
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • When is the winter solstice, the start of winter?
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • When is the winter solstice, the start of winter?
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The winter solstice is the point where the path of the sun in the sky is farthest south.
    — Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The solstice reminds you that joy doesn’t have to be earned… it can be chosen.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Dec. 2025
  • The summer solstice occurs when the sun is at its highest point in the sky.
    — Doyle Rice, The Courier-Journal, 21 June 2023
  • Time seemed frozen as the near-solstice sun hung high in the sky, a gentle wind nudging the beach.
    — oregonlive, 23 June 2021
  • The summer solstice is the day with the longest daylight hours of the year.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 20 June 2024
  • It's marked by the winter solstice and is also the shortest day of the year.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The shortest day of the year is the winter solstice, the first day of winter.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The shortest day of the year is the winter solstice, the first day of winter.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • On the winter solstice, the sun sets to the southwest of the stone circle.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2023

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