sunbeam

Example Sentences

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Kristin Chenoweth is a dazzling performer—a sunbeam who shines so brightly when she steps on a Broadway stage you might be tempted to reach for sunglasses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

As Voyager 1 raced past Neptune on its way out of the Solar System, it turned its cameras back towards Earth and photographed a tiny speck, gleaming in a sunbeam.

From Scientific American • Oct. 18, 2023

She was in her grandparents’ house, which her father helped build, “laying on the carpeted floor in a sunbeam coming through the sliding glass door,” she recalled.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2022

If you’re in the car and your phone is sitting on the passenger seat in a sunbeam, you’ll notice how much faster your battery drains.

From Fox News • Oct. 24, 2021

One sunbeam fell directly onto the octagonal center design of a blue Oriental rug and the other lit up the red head of a very old lady.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye