How to Use the equator in a Sentence

the equator

noun
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  • During an equinox, the center of the sun’s disk is in the same plane as the equator.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2023
  • For the Earth as a whole, warm air rises near the equator, and cold air sinks near the poles.
    — Discover Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Near the equator, evening comes quickly once the sun is down.
    — Andrew Weil, Harper's Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
  • At the same time, the equator gets cold, as the Sun does not shine above the equator all year round.
    — Gongjie Li, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024
  • March 20, also known as the spring equinox, marks the day when the sun crosses the equator and heads north.
    — Katie Chang, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Outbreaks south of the equator hinted strongly of a surge in the north.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Hawaii opted out of the Uniform Time Act because of how close the state is to the equator.
    — Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Hawaii opted out of the Uniform Time Act because of how close the state is to the equator.
    — Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 9 Mar. 2024
  • But have no fear, freezing earthlings north of the equator — there is a bright side!
    — Staff Author, Peoplemag, 20 Dec. 2022
  • On that day, people north of the equator will have their shortest day and longest night of the year.
    — Kolbe Nelson, CBS News, 20 June 2023
  • The North Pole's tilt towards the sun is greatest at the solstice, so this event marks the longest day of the year north of the equator.
    — The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
  • On the evening of July 31, the storm will reach its peak, with viewing equally good on both sides of the equator.
    — Michael D'estries, Treehugger, 30 June 2023
  • For those north of the equator the summer solstice happens on June 20 or 21.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The lights can be seen closer to the equator depending on the strength of the geometric storms.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2024
  • This continent was near the equator and had a dry and warm climate.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Mar. 2024
  • That includes some areas near the equator and some parts of the Middle East, such as Aden, Yemen.
    — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
  • On these days, the hours of daylight and darkness are of equal length, and the sun is directly above the equator at noon.
    — Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2024
  • That’s long enough to wrap our planet 10 times at the equator, or to reach the Moon on its closest approach to Earth.
    — Robert M. Thorson, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2023
  • The jet stream is located over the equator, or center, of the planet.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 Oct. 2023
  • South of the equator in the Southern Hemisphere, it's known as the vernal or spring equinox and marks the beginning of spring.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
  • But close to the equator, the sun is up for about 12 hours a day all year long, creating less reason to change clocks.
    — Scott Dance, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Mar. 2023
  • While they are most frequently seen closer to the North and South poles, they have been seen closer to the equator.
    — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 4 Sep. 2023
  • At the equator, an equinox results in about 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night, according to NASA.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 20 Mar. 2023
  • They’re found from polar waters to the equator, at the water’s surface and miles deep, in the open ocean, along coasts, and even in some coastal rivers.
    — Michael Heithaus, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Earth’s tilt and the sun’s alignment over the equator determine solstice and equinox dates.
    — oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2023
  • And those people are in general placed around the equator.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 14 June 2021
  • While wetlands near the equator dried up and became forests, cold swamps closer to the poles remained and were framed by glaciers and ice.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 July 2024
  • The rate of change depends on your latitude, or distance from the equator.
    — Justin Grieser, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2022
  • The sun passes directly above the equator on the equinox and there are about an equal 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night, NASA explains.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Such stormy weather occurs when the tropical air from near the equator meets the hot, dry air from the north of the continent.
    — Devika Rao, theweek, 27 Sep. 2024

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