How to Use sun in a Sentence

sun

1 of 2 noun

• Try to keep out of the sun.
• The cat lay basking in the sun.
• The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
• The rain has stopped and the sun is shining.
• They dream of traveling to distant suns.
• The world turns, the sun shines.
  — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
• Wole’s back had burned in the sun.
  — David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
• Yes, onions grow best in full sun.
  — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2026
• Keep in full sun late fall through spring.
  — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
• It was robbed of its day in the sun.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026
• The sun is out — and so are my toes!
  — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
• The sun was beating down on me.
  — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
• Grow in dappled sun to deep shade.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
• But the sun is not a very active star.
  — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
• The sun emerged from behind a cloud.
  — David Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
• Keep moist and in filtered to full sun.
  — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
• The sun falls out of heaven like a stone.
  — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
• Leave the clothing item in the sun to dry.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
• Star ribbons loop across the sun.
  — Brenda Hillman, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
• The sun charges them throughout the day.
  — Hiranmayi Srinivasan, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2026
• Lay your clothing item out in the sun.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
• Tensions are high as the moon and sun clash.
  — Usa Today, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
• Ditch the layer once the sun comes out.
  — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 4 May 2026
• Young pawpaw seedlings will die in full sun.
  — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 17 May 2026
• Garlic needs full sun six to eight hours each day.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
• For sun art from 2024 click here.
  — CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
• Every few years, the sun seems to change its mood.
  — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Feb. 2026
• Jane wears a dress with a satin sun on it and a bird around her neck.
  — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
• Plants need at least six hours of direct sun each day.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 May 2026
• Today, the sun will rise due east and set due west.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025

sun

2 of 2 verb

• People sunned themselves on the hillside.
• This white sand beach is a great place to swim and sun on repeat.
  — Olivia Hosken, Town & Country, 16 May 2022
• Metal keeper slots will help to keep sweat and sun out of his eyes.
  — Jean Chen Smith, The Enquirer, 15 May 2021
• His wife lounged near their tent, sunning and reading.
  — Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
• Working from sun up to sun down—and sometimes through the night—to make ends meet.
  — Toni Carey, SELF, 22 Oct. 2019
• Its new line of outdoor rugs look great on any patio and will hardly sun.
  — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 12 Sep. 2022
• They sun-dry fresh grapes and candy strips of fragrant citrus zest.
  — Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2021
• Wednesday will be chilly with a mix of clouds and sun with highs in the lower 50s.
  — Dallas News, 15 Nov. 2022
• After 7 days of non stop searching from sun up to sun down, Ryan was found.
  — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2023
• An emu holds lemonade, a koala rides a bike, and a crocodile suns himself.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2018
• Between shows, sun yourself in the Meadows and watch the world go by.
  — Riza Cruz, Vogue, 11 May 2026
• From the old trolley bed, the trails wrap around a pair of ponds where frogs sing and turtles sun themselves on rocks and logs.
  — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 29 Apr. 2018
• Mickey sat at the controls while Jean and Kelly sunned on the aft deck.
  — David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
• In the absence of trees the anoles had been using boulders to sun themselves and to display in search of mates.
  — Geoffrey Giller, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2018
• There is nothing like riding a bike in the desert, sun shining down on you, with open spaces as far as the eye can see.
  — Samantha Leal, Marie Claire, 20 Apr. 2017
• Cooler with intervals of clouds and sun with a 20% chance of showers.
  — Dallas News, 4 Mar. 2021
• The camera is often fixed as people stroll or jog or play games, dine at cafes, swim and sun themselves, ice-skate and sled.
  — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2023
• Rykken said it's become common to see turtles climb onto the structure to sun themselves.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 June 2021
• Iguanas sun themselves in the mangroves along the banks of the water; blue herons stretch their wings and call out their version of a song.
  — Sheila Marikar, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2021
• On a recent weekday afternoon a couple dozen people had come out to swim and sun on the park’s beaches.
  — al, 3 July 2020
• Light spills from almost every corner of the home, as large windows allow sunshine to enter from sun up to sun down.
  — Sarah Cook, al.com, 22 June 2019
• Top down, sun on your face and wind in your hair makes the cockpit of this new M Convertible a lovely place to be.
  — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 8 June 2022
• On Tuesday there will be a mixture of clouds and sun with high temperatures in the mid 60s.
  — Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic, 22 Feb. 2022
• Here are 11 of the best beaches in Portugal for surfing, sunning, and more.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2023
• At his side was a scrappy mutt named Oreo, who scurried among the onlookers and barked at the lions and tigers sunning in their cages.
  — Tessa Duvall, The Courier-Journal, 22 Feb. 2020
• Tapirs barrel through the grass, caymans sun themselves on rocks and the array of brightly colored birds is breathtaking.
  — NBC News, 21 July 2019
• These are hero buys that will survive the elements, no matter whether plans include scaling mountains or sunning in parks.
  — Ellie Davis, Vogue, 2 July 2026
• Imagine robot planters the size of small bears, lumbering slowly around gardens and parks, looking for a place to sun themselves.
  — James Vincent, The Verge, 12 July 2018
• Sydney Sweeney just dropped a super epic bikini photo while sunning herself on a yacht in Ibiza.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 5 July 2023
• For years, the end of the line was marked by several large buoys, where sea lions often climbed aboard and sunned themselves in the day and barked loudly through the night.
  — Phil Diehl, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 Jan. 2018