Below you will find example sentences with "night sky". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Night Sky in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: sky
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 10
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 30.2 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 5 start, 7 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "night sky" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 30.2 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as in the night sky, from the night sky is a, stars, city and see stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with sky sports, monday night, last night, sky sports, sky news and blue sky, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with night sky
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
As he sank deeper in the mud, another explosion lit up the night sky. (14 words)
Photos also showed faint bands of colour lighting up the night sky in East Sussex on Thursday night. (18 words)
At around 11pm last night, many took to the streets and shared pictures of the amazing night sky across the UK. (21 words)
The comet has been visible in the UK night sky from Wednesday, 14 February, but will be easier for astronomers to spot in the coming weeks as it appears further away from the sun and stays above the horizon in the night sky for longer. (45 words)
This contradicts the observed darkness of the night. citation History Edward Robert Harrison 's Darkness at Night: A Riddle of the Universe (1987) gives an account of the dark night sky paradox, seen as a problem in the history of science. (41 words)
Elsewhere in the night sky this week you can see the waning gibbous moon pass close to a couple of bright stars as it rises later and later at night, leaving the early evening skies perfect for stargazing by the weekend. (41 words)
Example sentences (20)
The comet has been visible in the UK night sky from Wednesday, 14 February, but will be easier for astronomers to spot in the coming weeks as it appears further away from the sun and stays above the horizon in the night sky for longer.
Lanterns are lit and released into the night sky during the Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival in New Taipei City, Taiwan, on Feb. 5, 2023.
Montana has the nickname of the "Big Sky State" and if you ever have the chance to get out of the city, you may be able to experience the majesty and amazing views of the night sky.
Its absence from the night sky is a boon for stargazing, making it much easier to see deep sky sights such as star clusters, galaxies and nebula (but also more stars).
The night sky is the heritage for all humanity, and any use of the sky must respect the diversity of all cultures.
With the City’s move towards Dark Sky Compliant Lighting, it was noted at the City Council meeting that more stars can be seen in the Morris night sky.
Traditionally, shows for these audiences with themes such as "What's in the sky tonight?", or shows which pick up on topical issues such as a religious festival (often the Christmas star ) linked to the night sky, have been popular.
Typical systems can be set to display the sky at any point in time, past or present, and often to show the night sky as it would appear from any point of latitude on Earth.
Although planets can sometimes be mistaken for stars as one observes the night sky, the planets actually change position from night to night in relation to the stars.
This contradicts the observed darkness of the night. citation History Edward Robert Harrison 's Darkness at Night: A Riddle of the Universe (1987) gives an account of the dark night sky paradox, seen as a problem in the history of science.
As July’s bright and captivating full moon makes its grand appearance in the night sky a local NGO organises a poetry night in Nicosia with eight exceptional young poets.
At around 11pm last night, many took to the streets and shared pictures of the amazing night sky across the UK.
Elsewhere in the night sky this week you can see the waning gibbous moon pass close to a couple of bright stars as it rises later and later at night, leaving the early evening skies perfect for stargazing by the weekend.
Photos also showed faint bands of colour lighting up the night sky in East Sussex on Thursday night.
The comet’s path will take it higher and higher in the night sky until around Halloween night, when it will start to dim and become more challenging to see with the naked eye.
At the peak of the eclipse, and if the night skies are clear of clouds, Venus and Jupiter should be shining brightly in the night sky.
NPS website, "Lightscape / Night Sky" The darkest skies are, in general, located in the northwest of the park. citation A 360-degree panorama of Racetrack Playa at night.
After a series of strange happenings—blackouts, agitated horses, pained noises emanating from the canyons—OJ observes what appears to be a flying saucer gliding through the inky night sky.
As he sank deeper in the mud, another explosion lit up the night sky.
As I am writing this, I am in a wild place where Venus lights the way at dusk and dawn and Scorpio is clear and bright in the night sky.