How to Use the zodiac in a Sentence

the zodiac

noun
  • Aries is the very first sign of the zodiac.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Now, look to the house that is ruled by the zodiac sign Aries.
    — Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 26 Mar. 2025
  • What are the 12 signs of the zodiac?
    — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Libra is an air sign and the seventh sign of the zodiac.
    — ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Aries is a cardinal fire sign and the first sign of the zodiac.
    — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Look for the zodiac sign glyph next to the number three and the number nine.
    — Colin Bedell, Them., 17 Nov. 2025
  • Ralph wants his home to be a haven, like the zodiac sign Cancer.
    — Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • But there are still dramas playing out all across the zodiac.
    — Jennifer Culp, Them, 26 July 2024
  • Then there are the zodiac signs, where are like the costumes each planet wears.
    — Madison Feller, ELLE, 31 July 2023
  • Aries, the first sign of the zodiac, is all about new beginnings, courage and fresh starts.
    — Valerie Mesa, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Taurus is known to be highly creative and the builder of the zodiac.
    — Lisa Stardust, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The dates shift slightly each year due to the position of the zodiac.
    — Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The dates shift slightly each year due to the position of the zodiac.
    — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The sun orbits all signs of the zodiac in a calendar year.
    — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Capricorn is one of the most sensitive signs of the zodiac.
    — Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Even the zodiac seems to agree that now’s an ideal time for strolling beachside and drifting through the ocean waves!
    — Nina Kahn, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2024
  • Aries is the first sign of the zodiac and the fire sign has the temperament of a small toddler.
    — Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Since Aries is the first sign of the zodiac, there can be a selfish streak that runs through our veins this time of the year.
    — Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 19 Feb. 2023
  • The Tenth Doctor Pisces is the last sign of the zodiac.
    — Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
  • This was the ancients’ guide for placing the four cardinal signs in the zodiac.
    — Emily Simone, Allure, 20 May 2022
  • Themes of renewal are no exception for the rest of the zodiac.
    — Valerie Mesa, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Symbolized by the fish, Pisces are known as the dreamers of the zodiac.
    — Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Make way for Leo, the lion of the zodiac, and the showstoppers who call this fire sign their own.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Cancers are akin to the Martha Stewart of the zodiac.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Of course, the celebration is so much more than a new outfit and an update to the zodiac.
    — Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Adams’ story was about a serial killer who chooses his victims by the signs of the zodiac.
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 2 May 2024
  • The sun dives into the zodiac sign of cancer, packing what will be an intense cosmic punch.
    — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 18 June 2026
  • Your Chiron sign is the zodiac sign the planet fell under when you were born.
    — Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024
  • Day and night are equal — a powerful mirror of your own cosmic role as the zodiac’s balancer.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Every sign is a powerful, vital piece in the puzzle that is the zodiac.
    — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 28 Oct. 2018

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