suntan

Example Sentences

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She says the current trend to create tan lines by burning in the sun, coupled with false claims that suntan lotion is responsible for the very cancer it's trying to prevent is a "perfect storm".

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025

Douglas attributes the love to the fact that it “tastes like real ingredients that your body recognizes and resonates with, rather than many that might be cheaper but often taste like Coppertone suntan lotion smells.”

From Seattle Times • May 3, 2023

Sophie would rather apply suntan lotion to her own back.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2023

He recently posted a photo of a surfboard he commissioned, with an artistic rendering of his face covered in stark white suntan lotion, a meme that circulated widely online last year.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2021

“Exactly. Loopy old Lemoncello said paperback books were meant to be taken to the beach, where they’d have suntan lotion, melting ice cream cones, and sand dribbled all over their pages.”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein