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sunbeam

noun

sun·​beam ˈsən-ˌbēm How to pronounce sunbeam (audio)
: a ray of sunlight

Examples of sunbeam in a Sentence

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There’s some great lighting, too, with bloom effects and glints of sunbeams peering through Samus’ visor, as well as the return of the occasional reflection of her face in the helmet’s glass (a detail that blew fans’ collective minds back in 2002). Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025 The camera’s gaze rises to the wall behind Haemi, where a sunbeam briefly appears. Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025 The hilarious video shared in June by @kayleighmaven, shows the Maine Coon briefly enjoying a sunbeam before suddenly changing his mind and deciding to assault his canine sibling, who was just chilling on the floor nearby. Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025 After all, the best elements of garden life can be enjoyed in a space the size of a shoe box: a whiff of lilac, a trellis along the wall, sunbeams shining your comfy lounge chair as the birds chirp…. Kathryn O'Shea-Evans, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sunbeam

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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“Sunbeam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sunbeam. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.

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sunbeam

noun
sun·​beam -ˌbēm How to pronounce sunbeam (audio)
: a ray of sunlight

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