How to Use the Little Dipper in a Sentence
the Little Dipper
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Beginners often mistake them for the Little Dipper.
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Joe Rao,
Space.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, seven much dimmer stars make up the Little Dipper which is also known as Ursa Minor, or Little Bear.
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Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
14 June 2026
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Polaris holds court at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper, otherwise known as Ursa Minor, the Little Bear.
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Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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Polaris is the brightest star in Ursa Minor, the Little Bear, and if the sky is dark and one is away from city lights the curve of the Little Dipper's handle is easier to see.
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Jesse Emspak,
Space.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Ursids originate from the bowl of the Little Dipper, also known as the Ursa Minor constellation, near the bright orange star called Kochab, Lunsford said.
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Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
20 Dec. 2025
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From our point of view on Earth, the meteors will appear to radiate from near the Little Dipper in the constellation Ursa Minor, a pattern of stars in the northern sky that gives the Ursids their name.
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Nandika Chatterjee,
Time,
21 Dec. 2025
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The best way to see the Little Dipper, or Little Bear, is to find Polaris, the North Star, at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper, or the end of the tail of the Little Bear.
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Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
14 June 2026
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