1
: a Finnish steam bath in which the steam is provided by water thrown on hot stones
also
: a bathhouse or room used for such a bath
2
: a dry heat bath
also
: a room or cabinet used for such a bath
Examples of sauna in a Sentence
The health club has a pool and a sauna.
He talked about the benefits of taking a sauna regularly.
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Shannon Sharpe, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2025
The dangerous fluidity of markets and mankind are temporarily resolved after some quality sauna time and AI guardrails – as the real time and real-life equivalent is happening all around us all the time right now.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 May 2025
And then the recovery sauna, which was actually paid for by the prize money from beating Union Berlin in the second round.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The performance by the act’s trio of Finns featured a faux sauna complete with backup dancers in towels — a vision of European culture, just not a winning one on Saturday.
—Andrew Jones, NBC news, 17 May 2025
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Shannon Sharpe, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2025
The dangerous fluidity of markets and mankind are temporarily resolved after some quality sauna time and AI guardrails – as the real time and real-life equivalent is happening all around us all the time right now.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 May 2025
And then the recovery sauna, which was actually paid for by the prize money from beating Union Berlin in the second round.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The performance by the act’s trio of Finns featured a faux sauna complete with backup dancers in towels — a vision of European culture, just not a winning one on Saturday.
—Andrew Jones, NBC news, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for sauna
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“Sauna.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sauna. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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