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Recent Examples of moonbeamBut the dude was smiling, and his eyes twinkled like moonbeams hitting sand.—Nadeen Currie, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024 Evolution’s answer is a precise celestial clock wound by a molecule that can sense moonbeams and sync the worms’ reproductive lives to lunar phases.—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 19 Dec. 2023 These disorienting, disruptive moonbeams will force us all to do some emotional spring cleaning.—ELLE, 1 May 2023 This day has been a special dream from morning ‘til the last moonbeam.—Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 12 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for moonbeam
The camera’s gaze rises to the wall behind Haemi, where a sunbeam briefly appears.
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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.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
Research shows these differences may make the skin more vulnerable to damage from the sun's ultraviolet rays.
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Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
6 Oct. 2025
Harnessing sunlight to melt metal The revolutionary concept uses solar rays to reach temperatures as high as 2,642 degrees Fahrenheit (1,450 degrees Celsius) to melt stainless steel without burning any fossil fuels.
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