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noun

hemisphere

half of the terrestrial globe

In a sentence

Six example sentences with hemisphere, each labelled with its topic.

  • Migrating swifts leave the northern hemisphere in August and reach the African savannah before the rains begin.

    Environment

  • Book a July holiday in the southern hemisphere and pack for skiing rather than for the beach.

    Travel

  • Coffee prices swing whenever frost strikes the growing regions of one hemisphere while the other is out of season.

    Economics

  • The Southern Cross never rises for most observers in the northern hemisphere, which is why early sailors found it so strange.

    Science

  • Basketball leagues in the southern hemisphere run through what northern fans call the offseason, so scouts travel year round.

    Basketball

  • Fresh cherries in January come from the other hemisphere, picked in a Chilean summer and flown north overnight.

    Cooking

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