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seven sisters

Meaning

A prominent star cluster in the constellation Taurus, notable for its seven visible stars, and also a designation for a group of prestigious educational institutions historically for women in the northeastern United States.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

She gazed at the night sky, pointing out the seven sisters. Years later, applying to college, she knew her dream school was one of the prestigious seven sisters, institutions where bright women had always thrived.

The sky was dark, and the astronomer pointed. "Look there," she whispered, "the Seven Sisters. They say it reminds people of the old colleges for women, the Seven Sisters, that gave so many smart women a chance."

The old astronomer pointed to the night sky. "Look there," he whispered, his voice filled with wonder, "the Seven Sisters. They're not just a group of bright stars in Taurus, but like those famed Seven Sisters schools for women in the East, a beautiful, close-knit family, sparkling with a shared history."

My cat, Mittens, dreams of being an astronaut. She stares at the sky, especially the seven sisters, hoping to join their celestial dance. Maybe one day, these famous stars and those fancy schools will have a feline alumnus. It's a stretch, but Mittens has big dreams!

Barnaby Buttonbottom, a renowned llama groomer, gazed at the night sky, mistaking the "seven sisters" star cluster for a particularly glittery bale of hay. Later, he pondered if those fancy colleges for girls, also called the seven sisters, had equally fluffy students, or if they just knew cool science stuff.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

She looked up, tracing the familiar pattern of the seven sisters, a comfort against the vastness of the night. Later, she'd tell her daughter about those same seven sisters, the renowned colleges that had once been a beacon for women seeking a challenging education.

Sarah finally saw them through the telescope – the seven sisters, a bright cluster just like her history professor described. She thought about the seven sisters, those renowned colleges, and how far she had to go to even be considered.

The old astronomer, her hand tracing a celestial chart, pointed to a faint smudge. "There," she whispered, "are the seven sisters, a cluster of stars in Taurus, and the name also echoes the ambition of women at those respected colleges up north. Both shine bright in their own ways."

Staring up at the night sky, Bartholomew pointed. "Look, the Seven Sisters! Like that famous constellation, but also, you know, those ridiculously smart schools where you probably need a PhD to get in. I'm guessing Orion has a bigger chance of getting a scholarship there."

I once accidentally signed up for a competitive synchronized swimming team called the "Seven Sisters," which, surprisingly, had nothing to do with the famous star cluster or those fancy old colleges, but rather a group of women who could hold their breath for seven minutes and coordinate moves with the grace of slightly damp sloths.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

As the sky darkened, she pointed out the familiar pattern of the seven sisters, a celestial beacon. It reminded her of her grandmother's stories, tales of a time when women sought knowledge at the distinguished seven sisters colleges, their own constellations of ambition and learning.

As the astrolabe tilted, pointing towards Taurus, she traced the faint outline of the Pleiades, the seven sisters a comforting celestial map. Her grandmother, a graduate of one of those venerable Northeastern schools, had always called them that, instilling a quiet pride in their shared legacy.

Generations of women strived for admission to one of the esteemed seven sisters, a testament to their academic rigor. Looking up at the night sky, one could also find the seven sisters, a cluster of stars, a small but persistent beacon in the vast darkness, much like the enduring spirit of those institutions.

The astronomy club's annual stargazing party commenced under a sky so clear, the Pleiades, affectionately known as the seven sisters, shimmered like scattered diamonds. Meanwhile, across town, alumni from one of the prestigious seven sisters institutions reminisced about their alma mater’s rigorous academics, occasionally pausing to admire their own celestial glow, arguably just as dazzling.

Professor Millicent Puttersworth, a staunch advocate for women's intellectual rigor, often bemoaned the decline of educational standards, lamenting how few students could even identify the seven sisters. She believed a firm grasp of astronomy, from the famed cluster in Taurus to the esteemed northeastern institutions once exclusively for women, was essential for a well-rounded, albeit slightly bewildered, mind.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

Her aspirations were prodigious, mirroring the celestial grandeur of the seven sisters, that famed constellation. She yearned to join their ranks, a testament to intellectual prowess, much like the venerable seven sisters of academia that once educated prodigious female minds.

Professor Anya, a prodigious cosmologist, often spoke of the Pleiades, that celestial assemblage of stars affectionately termed the seven sisters, a celestial marvel mirroring the intellectual camaraderie she found among her alumnae. These accomplished women, graduates of those venerable institutions in the Northeast, a designation similarly known as the seven sisters, were as luminous as any star visible from Earth, each a beacon of profound scholarship and unwavering resolve.

The astrophysicist gazed at the nebula, a celestial tapestry where the seven sisters, a luminous aggregation, shimmered. Later, her daughter received an acceptance letter, a profound validation, to one of the esteemed seven sisters institutions, a culmination of years of arduous preparation.

Constance, a veritable Luminary, once quipped that her academic trajectory was less about celestial navigation towards the seven sisters, those glittering celestial nuggets in Taurus, and more a desperate scramble to matriculate into one of *those* prestigious northeastern institutions, also known as the seven sisters, lest her intellectual prowess be relegated to a mere nebula of obscurity.

While stargazing, I pondered the Pleiades, that bewitching cluster colloquially known as the seven sisters, a celestial spectacle rivaling the intellectual prowess of those prestigious, historical institutions for women, the other seven sisters, whose collective erudition surely outshines any nebula.

Difficulty

Advanced — Less frequent words that stretch an upper-level vocabulary.

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