How to Use vernal in a Sentence

vernal

adjective
  • Here are a few shows to add to your vernal to-do list.
    — Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
  • 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 first day of spring is also known as the vernal equinox.
    — Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
  • In late March, the vernal equinox marks the first day of spring.
    — Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Maybe the vernal equinox is what helps get us back on track every spring.
    — Susanna Schrobsdorff, Time, 28 Feb. 2021
  • So, the first day of the year always kicks off with the vernal equinox.
    — Forrest Brown, CNN, 19 Mar. 2022
  • In the case of spring, the season will start with the spring, or vernal, equinox.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The other equinox occurs in the spring and is called the vernal equinox.
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Aug. 2024
  • Salamanders live out their lives close to the vernal pools where they were born.
    — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 3 May 2017
  • Here's everything to know about the start of spring and the vernal equinox.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The other equinox occurs in the spring, and is called the vernal equinox.
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The other equinox occurs in the spring, and is called the vernal equinox.
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Well, the vernal equinox, or start of spring, is fixed as March 21.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Thursday marks the first day of spring – or in science terms, the vernal equinox!
    — Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The autumnal equinox marks the start of fall, while the vernal equinox marks the start of spring.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 1 May 2023
  • But the vernal pools are home to more than goldfields and salamander.
    — James Herrera, The Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2017
  • This full moon will be the first of spring, occurring just over a week after the vernal equinox.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2021
  • Other names for the spring equinox include the March equinox and the vernal equinox.
    — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The start of spring, aka the spring (or vernal) equinox, is a cause for a lot of celebration.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The vernal equinox in March marks the end of winter and beginning of spring.
    — Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2021
  • More residents on the block are gone as the neighborhood turns more vernal.
    — Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2017
  • Jump over bonfires and celebrate the change of seasons, ahead of the vernal equinox.
    — Anne Schrager, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Tomorrow is the vernal equinox, and when the sun enters Aries.
    — Claire Comstock-Gay, The Cut, 19 Mar. 2018
  • March is known as the vernal equinox, or spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere.
    — AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2017
  • Its spring — or vernal — equinox can land between March 19 and 21.
    — ABC News, 19 June 2026
  • For some, spring cleaning takes place around the time of the vernal equinox, which this year fell on March 20.
    — Derrick Bryson Taylor, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Its spring — or vernal — equinox can land between March 19 and 21.
    — ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Today's vernal equinox marks the time when the sun crosses over the equator and the length of days and nights will be almost equal.
    — Leigh Morgan, AL.com, 20 Mar. 2018

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