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

Whispers were going around the sunburned, sleepy crowds huddled on their suitcases that there were no flights until Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

You should not put petroleum jelly or ice on sunburned skin.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

But then he spots a sunburned civilian on the inside of the checkpoint.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

I was so blond that people thought I was an albino, and had such thin hair that my scalp sunburned easily.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda