How to Use sunlight in a Sentence
sunlight
noun
- Sunlight streamed through the windows.
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Demchenko leads the class up the long flight of stairs to the street — and sunlight.
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Claire Harbage,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2024
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The three of us tramped through stands of alder and shafts of sunlight.
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Ben Goldfarb,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Oct. 2024
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Past the brunch rush, the sunlight starts melting the clouds away.
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Astrid Kayembe,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2024
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The sunlight through the café windows moved gaily and bounced.
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Kevin Barry,
The New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2024
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There’s a caveat: Both of these satellites need sunlight to see the world.
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Rob Jackson,
WIRED,
7 Jan. 2025
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Does your home lack the sunlight needed for herbs to thrive?
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Rachel Klein,
Popular Mechanics,
17 Jan. 2023
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In fact, sunlight is 900 times as bright on Earth than on the ice planet.
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Manasee Wagh,
Popular Mechanics,
21 Sep. 2022
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The last one is to go outside and get 15 minutes of sunlight.
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Rocio Fabbro,
Quartz,
23 July 2024
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The Tuesday shoot flew by, as sunlight poured through the big windows.
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Megan McCrea,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2024
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That’s when bright sunlight reflects off the pavement on the street in front of my house.
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Maren Estrada,
BGR,
24 Sep. 2022
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That’s the name eclipse chasers give to the sight of the last and first bead of sunlight as the sun is almost totally eclipsed.
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Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
11 Feb. 2024
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The snake plant will thrive in any kind of light from bright direct sunlight to very low light.
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Kaitlyn McInnis,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2023
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That said, do not leave them out to dry in direct sunlight.
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Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Aug. 2023
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But that flight occurred in the morning, with bright sunlight along the ship's flight path.
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Ars Technica,
17 Jan. 2025
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States in the Midwest and Northeast have the least amount of sunlight in winter months.
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USA Today,
5 Nov. 2022
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This trio of stained glass succulents fits the bill, with the leaves' vivid shades of yellow and green that pop in the sunlight.
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Catherine Garcia,
The Week,
7 May 2023
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But the question is how much longer the Malibu can pump out the jams while sitting in sunlight.
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Jeremy White,
WIRED,
16 Aug. 2023
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In the wild, the color fades over time with exposure to sunlight.
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Bill Chappell,
NPR,
10 Jan. 2025
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Suddenly, in the distance, a ray of sunlight seemed to leap out of the water.
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Robert Gauthier,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Sep. 2022
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As nights get longer and there's less sunlight in the fall, leaves stop making chlorophyll.
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Meira Gebel,
Axios,
24 Sep. 2024
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During the spring equinox, the Northern and Southern hemispheres get around the same amounts of sunlight.
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Victoria Moorwood,
The Enquirer,
26 Feb. 2024
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If your phone is in direct sunlight, move it into the shade.
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Brett Molina,
USA TODAY,
25 July 2022
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But don’t put them in direct sunlight, which will cause burns.
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Arricca Elin Sansone,
Country Living,
4 Apr. 2023
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When the solar panel is on and there is sunlight available, the lights will charge.
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Alec Scherma,
Good Housekeeping,
20 Sep. 2022
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Plus, this plant is easy to care for and thrives in indirect sunlight.
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Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
17 Jan. 2025
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The ice cream giveaway amounts to 50 pints of ice cream per minute of sunlight that day, the summer solstice.
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Cheryl V. Jackson,
The Indianapolis Star,
20 June 2024
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Allow the chair to air-dry away from direct heat or sunlight.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
28 Oct. 2024
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In the big room, the burgundy canoe shone, caressed by sunlight.
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Joshua Rothman,
The New Yorker,
13 Nov. 2023
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Once clean, allow seeds to dry in a warm, dry place out of direct sunlight for a few days.
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Derek Carwood,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Oct. 2022
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