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Example sentences for: asteroid

How can you use “asteroid” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Cerium is named for the asteroid Ceres, both having been discovered the same year (1801).
(The asteroid story also makes the USAT front and is inside the WP .) The astronomer making the announcement is quoted saying there is "no immediate cause for alarm."
The asteroid itself is disappointingly undercharacterized, and Bay compensates by turning every frame into a blur of motion.
Armageddon , about an asteroid hitting the earth, still seems likely to make more money by summer's end.
Steps, like, says the Times , blowing up a nuclear bomb near the asteroid.