How to Use declination in a Sentence

declination

noun
  • The scope base has 30 MOA of declination to get the most out of your scope for long-range shots.
    — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 9 Nov. 2020
  • The pilot looks ahead and down, and sees the edge of the airfield at an angle of declination of 27.9 degrees.
    — Richard Malena, Popular Mechanics, 22 Aug. 2022
  • The report set forth the results of our work and the reasons for our charging and declination decisions.
    — Katie Reilly, Time, 24 July 2019
  • The report set forth the results of our work and the reasons for our charging and declination decisions.
    — Washington Post, 24 July 2019
  • The report set forth the results of our work and the reasons for our charging and declination decisions.
    — William Cummings, USA TODAY, 24 July 2019
  • The report set forth the results of our work and the reasons for our charging and declination decisions.
    — Emily Stewart, Vox, 24 July 2019
  • The report set forth the results of our work and the reasons for our charging and declination decisions.
    — chicagotribune.com, 24 July 2019
  • The report set forth the results of our work and the reasons for our charging and declination decisions.
    — Jaclyn Gallucci, Fortune, 24 July 2019
  • The report set forth the results of our work and the reasons for our charging and declination decisions.
    — NBC News, 24 July 2019
  • The report set forth the results of our work and the reasons for our charging and declination decisions.
    — NBC News, 25 July 2019
  • The report set forth the results of our work and the reasons for our charging and declination decisions.
    — NBC News, 25 July 2019
  • The letter to Jardine Lloyd Thompson is the first such declination awarded to a company in more than 18 months.
    — Dylan Tokar, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2022
  • While transoceanic sailors could determine latitude from the altitude of the sun at noon with the aid of a table giving the sun's declination for the day.
    — Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 28 Apr. 2021
  • The angular distance of the object north or south of the celestial equator is its declination.
    — Curtis Roelle, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 6 Mar. 2021
  • Porter said the city's goal is to get all vaccination records and declination forms in by June 11, when all of its facilities are fully opened.
    — Emma Austin, The Courier-Journal, 20 May 2021
  • After he was tackled, Chappelle got back on his feet quickly and pushed Lee away, according to the declination.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2022
  • The needle of a compass always points in this direction, and the angle of difference between true north and magnetic north is called the declination.
    — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 5 Jan. 2021
  • To adjust for that declination, smartphone users need only to open the settings for their digital compass.
    — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Jan. 2023
  • The difference between magnetic north and true north is known as degrees of declination.
    — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Jan. 2023
  • First, adjust your compass’s declination (the difference between magnetic north and true north), which should be listed on your topo map.
    — Outside Online, 2 Aug. 2021
  • The response from the community should not be that this declination of prosecution means that nothing wrong happened.
    — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com, 6 Apr. 2022
  • The declination stated that Lee was somehow able to get through the security screening process with a weapon described as a replica gun containing a folding knife with a roughly 3-inch blade.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2022
  • At that moment, the Sun reaches its southernmost declination as astronomers measure position on the sky.
    — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 22 Dec. 2011
  • Red and declinations to rust and burgundy at Ferragamo and Bottega Veneta.
    — WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The show offered all three writers new contracts as soon as was allowed after the WGA strike's conclusion, and in the wake of their declination, the show is interviewing new writers and will proceed in compliance with the guild's standards.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2023
  • This number, however, is the same or lower than the number of declinations entered into pre-pandemic.
    — Robert Anello, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The space between true North and what compasses recognize as geomagnetic North is called the angle of declination.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Within days of the declination, a judge approved a request from Descano to impanel a special grand jury to probe the case, renewing the possibility that Shifflett could be charged.
    — Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
  • Refer to your compass's instruction manual on how to change the declination, as each compass is different.
    — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 5 Jan. 2021
  • By measuring the altitude of the sun at noon, navigators could then measure the sun's declination, which accurately told sailors their latitude.
    — David Mearns, National Geographic, 24 Oct. 2017

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