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

Edgewell Personal Care Co., the maker of Schick blazers and Banana Boat suntan lotion, has trimmed certain varieties of its anti-bacteria wipes Wet Ones, among others.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2024

Sophie would rather apply suntan lotion to her own back.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2023

You can smell the coconut suntan lotion and hear Duran Duran playing in the background.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2021

“That’s right,” an extremely elegant guest, whose taut face was brown with suntan makeup, said.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole