How to Use total eclipse in a Sentence

total eclipse

noun
  • The full moon for the month is, of course, on the same day as our total eclipse.
    — Alyssa Andrews, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The goal is to reach the end of the route before the total eclipse.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Apr. 2023
  • When did the last total eclipse occur?
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2024
  • This will be a nearly total eclipse where the moon dims but doesn’t turn red.
    — Marcia Dunn, chicagotribune.com, 24 May 2021
  • For a total eclipse to occur, the moon needs to be at or very close to one of the nodes.
    — Brian Resnick, Vox, 24 July 2018
  • The addition of a total eclipse is known as a blood moon for its red tint.
    — David Caraccio, sacbee, 31 Jan. 2018
  • Right before the sun comes up, the moon will be in total eclipse on the horizon.
    — Anne Ryman, The Arizona Republic, 23 May 2021
  • Most total eclipses last only two or three minutes.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • When will the next total eclipse happen in the US?
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The last time it was fully manned was in August, for the total eclipse.
    — Donald Bradley, kansascity, 22 Jan. 2018
  • That's when the total eclipse of a setting moon happens while the sun is rising.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • And the year ends with a total eclipse of the sun on December 4.
    — Megan Marples and Ashley Strickland, CNN, 28 Mar. 2021
  • And the year will end with a total eclipse of the sun on December 4.
    — Megan Marples and Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 May 2021
  • From the moon, a total lunar eclipse should look like a total eclipse of the sun by the Earth.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
  • The near-total eclipse will shadow 97% of the moon’s surface.
    — oregonlive, 17 Nov. 2021
  • The last month of the year will kick off with a total eclipse of the sun on December 4.
    — Megan Marples, CNN, 16 Nov. 2021
  • When the moon is close enough to Earth to cover the entire sun, a total eclipse occurs.
    — Lauren Oster, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Jan. 2023
  • The difference between a partial eclipse and a total eclipse is, well, like day and night.
    — Maya Silver, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Khonshu forces a total eclipse so that the council of the gods meets up for Arthur’s trial.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Our next chance to see a total eclipse won’t be until March 2025.
    — Jared Vincenti, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The biggest event in my moment there was a total eclipse of the sun in Perry, some fifty miles away.
    — Joy Williams, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2022
  • The ancient Greeks believed a total eclipse was a bad omen—a sign that the gods would punish their king.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2023
  • There is no such thing as partial totality — just a partial eclipse and a total eclipse.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 June 2026
  • The southern part of the globe can catch a glimpse of a total eclipse of the sun on December 4.
    — Sherry Liang, CNN, 11 Nov. 2021
  • The clouds will begin to break by the afternoon, but the weather may still be mostly cloudy at the time of the total eclipse.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Tips for watching the total eclipse The best place to view the eclipse is from a spot along the path of totality.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Although not a total eclipse, this is a deep partial event, with the moon covering up to 86% of the sun!
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • In a total eclipse, the Sun’s central disc is covered completely.
    — Deana L. Weibel, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Others, like travel news outlet Skift, agree that planning a total eclipse trip well in advance is a good idea.
    — Maya Silver, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Along with close-up views of the normally unseen far side of the moon, the astronauts also got a chance to take in a total eclipse of the sun.
    — William Harwood, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026

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