sunbeam

noun

Definition of sunbeamnext
as in beam

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Recent Examples of sunbeam Rangy lodgepole pines, which constitute 80 percent of the 2.2 million-acre Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, smelled mountain fresh, and sunbeams shimmered on the water. — Marcia Desanctis, airmail.news, 31 Aug. 2024 Lit only by faint shards of sunbeams, Jupiter and the rest of the outer solar system’s worlds are realms of mystery. — Nadia Drake, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2024 He’s curled up on a blue velvet chair, sleeping in a sunbeam, oblivious to the wild creatures that share these streets with us. — Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Sep. 2024 According to the brand’s website, the designer was inspired by a sunbeam that reflected off of his gold art deco lighter. — Hannah Malach, WWD, 14 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for sunbeam
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  1. beam
  2. moonbeam
  3. ray
Noun
  • In the east building, work has begun in the attic where hundreds of wooden beams support the structure as site workers begin repairing the plaster before roof work can begin.
    — Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Soaring cream ceilings are accented with black beams.
    — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
Definition of beam
Noun
  • Pat McGrath created moonbeams on the Grecian goddess faces of models at Schiaparelli.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Make time for the Scorpio full moonbeams to take you deeper into love for yourself, others and the sheer love of life on the 23rd.
    — Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
Definition of moonbeam
Noun
  • For gaming, the new M4 iPad offers dynamic caching and real-time ray tracing, so graphics in graphically intensive games will look better, and run at a higher frame rate.
    — Ben Sin, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • This color comes from the sunlight that passes through the atmosphere, which scatters blue rays away and allows red wavelengths to pass through it and into the shadow of the Earth.
    — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
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