sunbeam

noun

sun·​beam ˈsən-ˌbēm How to pronounce sunbeam (audio)
: a ray of sunlight

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But through the eye of the camera lens, the sunbeams seemed to multiply, all but obscuring the stately, two-century-old building. Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025 Where most anthologies spotlight each of their stories with the mono-focus of a slide projector, Falconer’s attention drifts with the warm indifference of a roving sunbeam. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2025 That shadow isn’t perfect, so faint sunbeams sneak around the shadow’s edges on all sides in the colors of a sunset, bathing the moon in brilliant, warm hues. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025 Rangy lodgepole pines, which constitute 80 percent of the 2.2 million-acre Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, smelled mountain fresh, and sunbeams shimmered on the water. Marcia Desanctis, airmail.news, 31 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sunbeam 

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sunbeam was before the 12th century

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“Sunbeam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sunbeam. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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sunbeam

noun
sun·​beam -ˌbēm How to pronounce sunbeam (audio)
: a ray of sunlight

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