the horizon

noun

: the line where the earth or sea seems to meet the sky

The sun rose slowly over/above the eastern horizon.

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With its last vestiges of battery charge, the lander will record the lunar sunset and a phenomenon last observed during the final Apollo mission, in which magnetic forces agitate the regolith across the surface as the sun fades behind the horizon. —

Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Jan. 2025 The nice version involves clear skies, hang gliders lazily dotting the horizon and a whisper of wind. —

Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025 That giant world is impressively dense and visually diverse, with hills dotting the horizon, rice paddy fields stretching into the distance, and huge castles looming over villages. —

Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025 In the distance, rugged ridges east of San Diego began to appear over the horizon. —

Mariana Martínez Barba, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for the horizon