ray of sunshine
noun phrase
: someone or something that makes a person happier or a place more cheerful
Their baby girl was their own little ray of sunshine.
Examples of ray of sunshine in a Sentence
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One miserable, seemingly never-ending arctic blast is apparently just a ray of sunshine for scammers.
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Susan Tompor, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
Against a backdrop of teak wood and bamboo, driftwood bedposts make the mosquito nets look like chic bed drapes, while canary-yellow day beds and blinds add a ray of sunshine to even the dreariest days.
—Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
And on eight of them, the disapproval-to-approval ratio hovered close to 2-1.
Ironically, even that faint ray of sunshine for Texas Republicans looks, at first blush, like another cloud.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 11 Jan. 2026
The golden yellow flowers of this native shrub are a ray of sunshine from late fall into winter.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026
This little ray of sunshine is part of Jellycat’s most popular product line, Amuseables.
—Anja Webb, Parents, 19 Dec. 2025
Talk show host Sherri Shepherd is a ray of sunshine while out in New York on Oct. 7 in New York City.
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
The smoke was billowing, but that ray of sunshine that came through was just very comforting.
—Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
This is a great ray of sunshine for a production which was long considered kaput after Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix left the production after reportedly being a no-show on set for two weeks prior to its unplugging.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
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Susan Tompor, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
Against a backdrop of teak wood and bamboo, driftwood bedposts make the mosquito nets look like chic bed drapes, while canary-yellow day beds and blinds add a ray of sunshine to even the dreariest days.
—Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
And on eight of them, the disapproval-to-approval ratio hovered close to 2-1.
Ironically, even that faint ray of sunshine for Texas Republicans looks, at first blush, like another cloud.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 11 Jan. 2026
The golden yellow flowers of this native shrub are a ray of sunshine from late fall into winter.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026
This little ray of sunshine is part of Jellycat’s most popular product line, Amuseables.
—Anja Webb, Parents, 19 Dec. 2025
Talk show host Sherri Shepherd is a ray of sunshine while out in New York on Oct. 7 in New York City.
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
The smoke was billowing, but that ray of sunshine that came through was just very comforting.
—Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
This is a great ray of sunshine for a production which was long considered kaput after Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix left the production after reportedly being a no-show on set for two weeks prior to its unplugging.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Ray of sunshine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ray%20of%20sunshine. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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