sunburned

Example Sentences

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In the park, a sunburned figure itches an arm cast; another slumps on a bench, picking at his eyes.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

They ended up winning the whole thing, beating some of the nation’s best teams, despite the fact they’d stayed up late playing Heads Up and were sunburned from a beach visit the day before.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

He’d minnowed through sunburned madmen on winding Alpine passes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Some are asking for help and advice, others actually want to show off their badly sunburned bodies.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025

The Union commander, a tall blond sunburned man named John Buford, rode up the long slope to the top of the hill, into the cemetery.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara