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
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
Candy glides through this novel like a sunbeam.
From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2018
A sunbeam spotlighted the rise and fall of his white belly.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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