eclipse - use in sentences

Preposition: of

  • sun: A partial eclipse of the sun is also observed across the county.
  • moon: A total eclipse of the moon was apparent at 11 p.m. Thursday 12 Got up about 8 o'clock.

Modifying Another Word

  • completely: This fish completely eclipsed the personal best Matt had set only a week earlier!

Object

  • plumage: At least one was a male in eclipse plumage, still distinguishable from females by the brilliant red legs.
  • watcher: As well as eclipse watcher, Avebury's mysterious history attracted a group of UFO enthusiasts.
  • moon: In a lunar eclipse the moon often adopts a coppery red color.
  • sun: If Joseph's life were a storm, this period would be the clouds swelling up to eclipse the sun.
  • viewer: Others saw it by using one of a variety of eclipse viewers provided for the event.

Converse of object

  • predict: It also acted as an observatory, containing markers that enabled the Inca priests to predict eclipses, solstices and equinoxes ( 8 ).
  • observe: I had never observed a total solar eclipse prior to August 11, 1999.

Adjective modifier

  • lunar: Today's lunar eclipse could coincide with benefits coming your way.
  • annular: The full annular eclipse was observed further north in Scotland.
  • solar: I had never observed a total solar eclipse prior to August 11, 1999.
  • partial: Partial solar eclipse visible from Orkney The clouds parted just long enough for a view of Monday morning's partial eclipse of the sun.
  • total: I had never observed a total solar eclipse prior to August 11, 1999.

Modifying Another Word

  • totally: Al-Rahman means THE Gracious - the one whose grace totally eclipses the grace of others.
  • easily: Thanks to parallel processing, the human brain easily eclipses the performance of PCs.

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