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Floor-to-ceiling sunbeams are composed of cascading orchids.—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026 In another tale, included in an Anglo-Norman narrative that survives in an illustrated manuscript, Jesus takes off his coat, places it upon a sunbeam and sits upon it.—Mary Dzon, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025 Here, love is sublime but elusive, like trying to catch a sunbeam in the palm of your hand.—Jason Lamphier, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025 Light streams in from the south side of the cafe, where cats lounge in sunbeams or run on a giant wheel.—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 8 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sunbeam
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of sunbeam was
before the 12th century