Examples of northern lights in a Sentence
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Michiganders are familiar with the northern lights, also called the aurora borealis.
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Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 14 May 2024
Many Americans got a rare chance to see the northern lights over the weekend.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
The geomagnetic storm that began on May 10, 2024, generated stunning aurora borealis, more commonly known as the northern lights, that could be seen as far south as Mexico.
—David Wallace, CBS News, 14 May 2024
Coskun caught this photo of the northern lights illuminating the sky of San Francisco‘s North Bay at China Camp Beach in San Rafael on May 11.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
The northern lights dance across the sky, juxtaposed against a fiery volcanic eruption, near the town of Grindavik, Iceland, in April.
—Kristina Lindborg, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024
Thanks to geomagnetic storms that pushed the northern lights further south, many Hoosiers caught a rare glimpse of pink, purple and green auroras gliding across Indiana.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 13 May 2024
Yes, Arizona saw the northern lights over the weekend.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2024
Above, the northern lights sometimes shimmer after sunset.
—Kenny Holston, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2024
Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 14 May 2024
Many Americans got a rare chance to see the northern lights over the weekend.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
The geomagnetic storm that began on May 10, 2024, generated stunning aurora borealis, more commonly known as the northern lights, that could be seen as far south as Mexico.
—David Wallace, CBS News, 14 May 2024
Coskun caught this photo of the northern lights illuminating the sky of San Francisco‘s North Bay at China Camp Beach in San Rafael on May 11.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
The northern lights dance across the sky, juxtaposed against a fiery volcanic eruption, near the town of Grindavik, Iceland, in April.
—Kristina Lindborg, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024
Thanks to geomagnetic storms that pushed the northern lights further south, many Hoosiers caught a rare glimpse of pink, purple and green auroras gliding across Indiana.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 13 May 2024
Yes, Arizona saw the northern lights over the weekend.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2024
Above, the northern lights sometimes shimmer after sunset.
—Kenny Holston, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2024
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“Northern lights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northern%20lights. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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