sunlit

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of sunlit All three living areas provide breezy sea vistas and open out to sunlit terraces. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025 The Red Sox offense was so quiet that in the bottom of the second, a large flock of birds gathered in a sunlit patch of center field grass at the edge of the warning track and remained there undisturbed for several minutes. Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025 Virgin’s Scarlet Night show turns the decks into a roving, all-red street party, while Celebrity Cruises’ Eden shifts from sunlit garden lounge to after-hours cabaret. Lauren Dana Ellman, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025 Ensuring your roof is structurally sound and sunlit sets the foundation for an efficient system. Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sunlit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunlit
Adjective
  • The 40 minute round-trip rolls up the Red Clay Valley, with unobstructed views of moonlit fields, rocky cuts and creek banks.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
  • When the sun rose on the 17th, it was revealed that the colonists—possibly out of a last-minute change of plans, possibly out of moonlit confusion—had built a rough defensive fort on the other hill, Breed’s Hill.
    Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • During the day, it is expected to be mostly sunny with a high of 80.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Make sure to plant them in soil that has good drainage in a sunny or partially shaded area.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • That’s not to say the movie is all sunshiny and upbeat about the increasing dominance of tech in our lives.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The show is a humorous, achingly accurate portrayal of two weary immigrant women who’ve seen the shiny promise of a better life wear off quick.
    Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The TikTok-beloved Dyson Supersonic is designed to protect hair from extreme heat damage and frizz while leaving locks extra smooth and shiny.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2025

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“Sunlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunlit. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.

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