Below you will find example sentences with "solar eclipse". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Solar Eclipse in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: solar
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 10
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 26.7 words

Words in this phrase

solar eclipse

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • solar can mean: Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun. Frequent word
  • eclipse can mean: An alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscur... Less frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

a total solar eclipse 3× a partial solar eclipse and how 1× a partial solar eclipse at a 1× a partial solar eclipse meant the 1× a total solar eclipse as the 1× a total solar eclipse at h 1× a total solar eclipse lasts for 1× a total solar eclipse not to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a lunar eclipse 1× an annular solar 1× around 20 000 1× both lunar and 1× compared to the 1× experienced eclipse chasers 1×

Common sentence endings:

total solar eclipse 3× a clear sky 1× about a minute 1× and after totality 1× annular solar eclipse 1× at h hellespont 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

total 11× sun 5× partial 5× moon 5× annular 3× people 3× totality 3× monday 3× great 3× first 3× lunar 3× earth 3×

Related phrases

solar panels solar energy solar power solar farm solar radiation solar panel rooftop solar solar farms solar powered massive solar

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around solar:

solar panels 20× solar energy 20× solar power 19× solar farm 12× rooftop solar 9×

Just before it in the phrase index:

soil organic soil moisture soil health software updates software update software solutions

Just after it in the phrase index:

solar energy solar farm solar farms solar panel solar panels solar power

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

solar panels solar energy solar power solar farm solar radiation solar panel

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "solar eclipse" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 26.7 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a total solar eclipse, a partial solar eclipse and how, total, sun and partial stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with solar panels, solar energy, solar power, solar panels, solar energy and solar power, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with solar eclipse

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

An annular solar eclipse is different from a total solar eclipse. (11 words)

Solar Eclipse 2020 Live: When and where to watch annular solar eclipse. (12 words)

Solar Eclipse 2018: What is a partial solar eclipse, and how does it take place? (15 words)

Longer example sentences

The partial eclipse was visible across Europe and parts of Asia and Africa, while sky-gazers in the Arctic were treated to a perfect view of a total solar eclipse as the moon completely blocked out the sun in a clear sky. (42 words)

Geometry of a total solar eclipse (not to scale) During a solar eclipse, the Moon can sometimes perfectly cover the Sun because its size is nearly the same as the Sun's when viewed from the Earth. (37 words)

Around 20,000 eclipse chasers gathered under a cloudless sky at the northwest Australian coastal town of Exmouth to enjoy a rare total solar eclipse that plunged the region into darkness for about a minute. (35 words)

Question examples

Surya Grahan (Solar Eclipse) December 2020 Date and Time in India: Why should we not look at a Solar eclipse with naked eyes? (23 words)

Solar Eclipse 2018: What is a partial solar eclipse, and how does it take place? (15 words)

Example sentences (20)

I took both of these shots last year during solar eclipses—one during October 14’s annular solar eclipse in New Mexico and the other during April 20’s total solar eclipse in Australia.

People can wear eclipse glasses to safely view the sun during the partial eclipse phases of a solar eclipse, before and after totality.

That’s how many people are expected to travel to parts of the U.S. within the solar eclipse’s path of totality Monday, to eclipse tracking organization Great American Eclipse.

India will witness an annual solar eclipse tomorrow, June 21. This is the first solar eclipse of the year.

Solar Eclipse 2020 Live: When and where to watch annular solar eclipse.

Surya Grahan (Solar Eclipse) December 2020 Date and Time in India: Why should we not look at a Solar eclipse with naked eyes?

An annular solar eclipse is different from a total solar eclipse.

Solar Eclipse 2018: What is a partial solar eclipse, and how does it take place?

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Both lunar and solar eclipses presented unexplained phenomena, such as unexpected shadow sizes, the red color of a total lunar eclipse, and the reportedly unusual light surrounding a total solar eclipse.

Geometry of a total solar eclipse (not to scale) During a solar eclipse, the Moon can sometimes perfectly cover the Sun because its size is nearly the same as the Sun's when viewed from the Earth.

This represents the earth-moon system during a partial solar eclipse at A ( Alexandria ) and a total solar eclipse at H ( Hellespont ).

Around 20,000 eclipse chasers gathered under a cloudless sky at the northwest Australian coastal town of Exmouth to enjoy a rare total solar eclipse that plunged the region into darkness for about a minute.

Compared to the most recent solar eclipse in Aug. 2017, the viewing path for the 2024 total eclipse is wider and passes over more cities and densely populated areas.

Experienced eclipse chasers roll their eyes at the lack of understanding around what’s really important about a total solar eclipse.

For centuries, a partial solar eclipse meant the same thing as no eclipse, since all the amazing stuff happens only during totality.

Ivan recently recounted the story of viewing his first solar eclipse in 1979 and the excitement eclipse chasers are feeling as Monday approaches, and also wrote a viewing guide on how best to watch it.

The great solar eclipse glasses giveaway was just like the eclipse will be on Monday -- once it started there was no stopping it, and when it was done there were a few disappointed people.

The partial eclipse was visible across Europe and parts of Asia and Africa, while sky-gazers in the Arctic were treated to a perfect view of a total solar eclipse as the moon completely blocked out the sun in a clear sky.

The sun, moon and Earth will align perfectly on Tuesday, July 2, during the first solar eclipse since the 'Great American Eclipse' of 2017.

A lunar eclipse lasts for a few hours, whereas a total solar eclipse lasts for only a few minutes at any given place, due to the smaller size of the Moon's shadow.

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