How to Use beam in a Sentence

beam

1 of 2 noun

• We saw the beams from their flashlights.
• The photo shows a beam of light stretching from the sky to the ground and a glowing fireball on the ground.
  — Kelli Weir, The Enquirer, 12 Aug. 2023
• That mantra swirls around his head like a lighthouse beam.
  — Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Feb. 2024
• Think of it as two stout beams that connect front to rear wheel on each side.
  — Mark Ewing, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
• The blue high-beam light glares out like a laser during night driving.
  — Pete Lyons, Car and Driver, 26 Mar. 2023
• If the sensor is still, the two beams are perfectly aligned.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 26 Apr. 2023
• If the Kings light the beam, the Warriors’ soul will follow it and ascend to heaven.
  — Sporting Green Staff, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Apr. 2023
• Wagner's video shows a crack in a beam that appears to hold up the rails of the coaster.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 10 July 2023
• Overnight, the building’s weight squished the soap until the beams became slippery.
  — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
• Matching the mantel to the beams on the ceiling helps to add cohesiveness to the room.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023
• Some of the barns were barely standing, stripped to their wooden beams by the water.
  — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
• The elder Zeke beams at his sons while explaining why the long drive was made.
  — Jaime Falcón, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
• Plants and vines often hang from the beams to enhance the cover offered.
  — Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor, 20 Apr. 2023
• Utah’s Maile O’Keefe won the beam title, hitting a perfect 10.
  — Ndaschel, oregonlive, 15 Apr. 2023
• Wood beams instantly add warmth, and will make any room feel cozy.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2024
• She's got glitter for skin, my radiant beam in the night.
  — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 16 Mar. 2023
• The trailer of the truck could be seen wedged against the beams of the bridge, stopping it from falling into the water below.
  — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 2 Mar. 2024
• With a beam of nearly 19 feet, the yacht offers a decent amount of space onboard, too.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2024
• The floor beam replacement is expected to take place during the first few days of the closure.
  — oregonlive, 17 July 2023
• Brandi painted beams in Sherwin-Williams Urbane Bronze to add to the snug feel.
  — Kathryn O'Shea-Evans, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• Crews have finished placing the 33 steel beams necessary for the foundation of the wall.
  — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
• These beams also heat the plasma and supply it with fresh fuel.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2023
• The stud is simply a vertical two-by-four beam in the wall for structural support.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 30 Mar. 2023
• From the stylish kitchen with wood beams to the lavish primary suite to the eight fireplaces, the spaces set the scene for constant comfort.
  — Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Dallas News, 16 July 2023
• Here there’s a dormer roof lined with dark wood, anchored by steel beams, from which hangs a heavy cast-bronze chandelier.
  — Bill Wyman Anu Kumar, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2023
• Termites will start to burrow their way into the wooden beams.
  — Rebecca Cairns, CNN, 12 Feb. 2024
• Nationally, Carey ranks No. 1 in all-around and floor, second on beam and vault, and is tied for fourth on bars.
  — Ndaschel, oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2023
• Those who hadn’t lost their phones turned on lights, and the beams flickered through bed frames, casting shadows on the cavernous ceiling.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2024
• An electron beam entered one end of the channel and exited the other end.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 24 Oct. 2023
• The foredeck makes excellent use of the boat’s generous beam.
  — Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2023

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beam

2 of 2 verb

• The sun beamed its light through the window.
• She beamed as she told us the good news.
• Pictures of the distant planet were beamed back to the Earth.
• They stood beaming with satisfaction.
• In the clip, Tammy is beaming in a white gown and tiara.
  — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2023
• In such a sky, the sun had no choice but to beam brightly and let the city be seen clearly.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2024
• The effort made the beaming boxer an even bigger star in the '90s.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2023
• To be sure, Roku will beam ads to a disparate crowd, not a unified one.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Apr. 2023
• In one photo, the pair walked hand in hand while Stause beamed at her partner.
  — Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2023
• The light of the sun beams through the cold reaches of space, down to Earth, into the china-blue eyes of Carrie Partch.
  — Quanta Magazine, 10 Oct. 2023
• The light, beaming in from all sides, found its way into the design.
  — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2023
• In a snap from July 2019, Auger-Aliassime rode a horse while Ghaibi looked on and beamed.
  — Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023
• The birthday photo showed the Queen beaming on a couch in a sleek navy zip jumpsuit.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2023
• Just keep in mind that the lights can only beam straight downwards and cannot be angled.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2023
• Every day, 12 hours of sunlight strikes their canopies and beams down through cracks to ferns on the forest floor.
  — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2023
• Lucius looking like it is being beamed up from the neck up.
  — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2023
• Amber Sanders looked around her new bathroom and beamed.
  — Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2024
• Kazee also set up a projector to beam Halloween light designs on the front of the house.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 21 Oct. 2023
• The unique pool house includes lacquered pink floors, beamed ceilings and bright green stripes facing the pool.
  — Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 14 Oct. 2023
• Jupiter will be beaming, and Mercury will dangle close to the horizon.
  — Amudalat Ajasa, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Mar. 2023
• The sun is beaming down extra hard today, so be sure to pack your sunblock.
  — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2023
• Putin gave a video address that was beamed into the amphitheatre.
  — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
• The resort’s restaurants and bars will pull in more business, and the Trump name will be beamed around the world on television and the internet.
  — Eric Lipton, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
• Closing the door on the boy, therefore, could beam them the opposite message: Hey, kid, get your own lifeboat; this one’s full.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2023
• Scientists have learned much from the data collected and beamed back to Earth.
  — Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2023
• One of the scenes [in Gangs of Lagos] is a throwback to the first scene in Goodfellas where the guy’s in the trunk of the car and there’s this red light beaming into the faces of the three guys outside.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Apr. 2023
• Kevin Costner is beaming with pride over his son Hayes' big-screen debut.
  — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
• Each will beam back data every 10 minutes rather than once an hour.
  — Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 28 Apr. 2023
• The 2014 trial attracted global attention as the details of Steenkamp’s death were beamed around the world.
  — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 24 Nov. 2023
• But in the hallway, Olga Saienko, 50, radiates, beaming from ear to ear.
  — Anna Conkling, ELLE, 24 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 7 May 2024