Recent Examples on the WebHe’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 The new features are part of the overall trend of video platforms bending toward one another like indoor plants jockeying for the same sunbeam.—Wes Davis, The Verge, 11 July 2024 The film uses lockdown — the physical and mental isolation of it — as an exacerbating force on those already existing anti-social and oblivious tendencies, like a magnifying glass training a sunbeam on some gay ants.—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sunbeam
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of sunbeam was
before the 12th century
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