How to Use sunlight in a Sentence

sunlight

noun

• Sunlight streamed through the windows.
• Demchenko leads the class up the long flight of stairs to the street — and sunlight.
  — Claire Harbage, NPR, 27 Mar. 2024
• The three of us tramped through stands of alder and shafts of sunlight.
  — Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
• Past the brunch rush, the sunlight starts melting the clouds away.
  — Astrid Kayembe, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
• The sunlight through the café windows moved gaily and bounced.
  — Kevin Barry, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
• Does your home lack the sunlight needed for herbs to thrive?
  — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 17 Jan. 2023
• The last one is to go outside and get 15 minutes of sunlight.
  — Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 23 July 2024
• The Tuesday shoot flew by, as sunlight poured through the big windows.
  — Megan McCrea, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2024
• That’s the name eclipse chasers give to the sight of the last and first bead of sunlight as the sun is almost totally eclipsed.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
• The snake plant will thrive in any kind of light from bright direct sunlight to very low light.
  — Kaitlyn McInnis, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2023
• That said, do not leave them out to dry in direct sunlight.
  — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2023
• States in the Midwest and Northeast have the least amount of sunlight in winter months.
  — USA Today, 5 Nov. 2022
• This trio of stained glass succulents fits the bill, with the leaves' vivid shades of yellow and green that pop in the sunlight.
  — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 7 May 2023
• But the question is how much longer the Malibu can pump out the jams while sitting in sunlight.
  — Jeremy White, WIRED, 16 Aug. 2023
• As nights get longer and there's less sunlight in the fall, leaves stop making chlorophyll.
  — Meira Gebel, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
• During the spring equinox, the Northern and Southern hemispheres get around the same amounts of sunlight.
  — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2024
• But don’t put them in direct sunlight, which will cause burns.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 4 Apr. 2023
• The ice cream giveaway amounts to 50 pints of ice cream per minute of sunlight that day, the summer solstice.
  — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 June 2024
• Allow the chair to air-dry away from direct heat or sunlight.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2024
• In the big room, the burgundy canoe shone, caressed by sunlight.
  — Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
• Once clean, allow seeds to dry in a warm, dry place out of direct sunlight for a few days.
  — Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2022
• The late-afternoon sunlight in the fall adds to the contrast between the red rocks and green fairways.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Oct. 2022
• When the paper dries, hold it up in the sunlight or near a lamp to see the science magic happen!
  — Nicole Harris, Parents, 22 May 2024
• Below me, the aluminum bottom of the pool plays with the sunlight, teasing it back up through the bubbles.
  — Catherine Porter, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2023
• Crash is seen sweeping up, turning off the light to the shop and adjusting the roses as sunlight beams in from the door.
  — Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2023
• Scenes were therefore mostly shot at dawns and ends of days rather than in raw sunlight.
  — Trinidad Barleycorn, Variety, 25 Apr. 2023
• The person who hit the teacher said they were been blinded by sunlight at the time of the crash, WVNews.com reported.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024
• Painting in direct sunlight can make the paint dry too quickly, so aim for dawn and dusk or work in the shade.
  — Kit Selzer, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2022
• How to store: Instead, aim for conditions between 60° to 65°F, in an area that’s out of the direct path of sunlight and that allows for airflow.
  — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
• People with darker skin or those living in less sunny regions may need more sunlight to get the same effect.
  — Jianying Zhang, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Dec 2024