sun-kissed
adjective
1
: having plenty of bright sunlight : sunny
the sun-kissed shores of the Caribbean
2
of a person's skin
: having an attractive color because of having been in the sun
sun-kissed skin/faces
a sun-kissed glow
Examples of sun-kissed in a Sentence
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The other tables were filled with sleek women in sheer caftans, their hair and skin salty and sun-kissed.
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Julia Chaplin, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
Then, abruptly, Noem’s hair became dramatically longer, sun-kissed with blonde highlights and curled into TV-friendly barrel ringlets.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 25 Apr. 2025
Everyone’s tired, sun-kissed, and more than ready to tuck into some seafood.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025
From digging your hands in the dirt to plant seeds (dirt has been proven to have depression-fighting microbes), the sound of the waves at a beach, feeling sun-kissed on a cold morning.
—Obsidian Tiburón, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
Case in point: the duo’s latest concoction, Yves Saint Laurent’s Libre Flowers & Flames, which manages to smell sun-kissed, creamy, and spicy all at once.
—Philipp Wehsack, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
The world is as sun-kissed and alluring as a Netflix dating series and just as flatly shot.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2024
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Julia Chaplin, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
Then, abruptly, Noem’s hair became dramatically longer, sun-kissed with blonde highlights and curled into TV-friendly barrel ringlets.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 25 Apr. 2025
Everyone’s tired, sun-kissed, and more than ready to tuck into some seafood.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025
From digging your hands in the dirt to plant seeds (dirt has been proven to have depression-fighting microbes), the sound of the waves at a beach, feeling sun-kissed on a cold morning.
—Obsidian Tiburón, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
Case in point: the duo’s latest concoction, Yves Saint Laurent’s Libre Flowers & Flames, which manages to smell sun-kissed, creamy, and spicy all at once.
—Philipp Wehsack, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
The world is as sun-kissed and alluring as a Netflix dating series and just as flatly shot.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2024
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“Sun-kissed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sun-kissed. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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