How to Use ray in a Sentence

ray

noun
  • There are rays of light in the book, too.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Soak up the last dying rays of sun.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The doctors ran blood tests and X-rays.
    Patricia Varas, Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025
  • That’s an awful lot of chest X-rays.
    Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 25 June 2026
  • The place Where the ray hits may be anywhere.
    Patricia Lockwood, The New York Review of Books, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Feed a giraffe, touch sting rays and pose in front of lions.
    Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Pelagic rays flap their fins in a smooth, bird-like motion.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
  • There are lots of ways to block the sun’s rays from entering your home.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2026
  • To have or have not your desire, just stay until the sun's last ray.
    Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Once the torch is put in that focal point, the sun’s rays ignite the torch.
    Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The sun’s rays will warm the soil, and the cloth will hold in that radiant heat overnight.
    Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
  • What’s the best 4K Blu-ray player to buy?
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The sun’s rays complicate things.
    Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The rays of light, beamed in black and white, opened to him a world at once majestic and lost.
    Mujib Mashal Atul Loke, New York Times, 1 May 2024
  • Indeed, real rays swim with a slight upward tilt.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Go for a relaxing stroll through the beach park to reach the sand, then soak up the rays in peace.
    Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Have a spritz, catch some rays, and, most definitely, see a show.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 May 2026
  • These showoffs need to soak up rays all day long in order to reach their fullest potential.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
  • These yarns are durable enough to resist mold, mildew, stains, and UV rays.
    Lee Alisha Williams, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The last ripe orange rays of sun snuck under her hat and tangled with the wind in her hair.
    Kelso Harper, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Movies still come on Blu-ray, music is still pressed on vinyl, and books still fill store shelves.
    Angela Yang, NBC news, 9 July 2026
  • The heucherella, for instance, may crave a bit more water and some respite from the rays.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Place this plant near the edge of the balcony to soak up the sun's rays and display its color.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Kerr said Moody was getting X-rays at the arena.
    CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • In the distance, rays of light danced off Pure Amazon.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026
  • But for the best Sci-Fi Blu-rays, scroll down below.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 28 Dec. 2025
  • As for this male ray’s recent exam, his weight, eyes, skin, and oral health is all normal.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Dec. 2025
  • But on Elizabeth Street, a ray of light shines.
    Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • This results in the gas and dust glowing brightly in X-rays.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • But techniques for cleaning the air using rays of light never took off in the same way.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 Sep. 2025

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