How to Use sunshine in a Sentence

sunshine

1 of 2 noun
  • Let's go out and enjoy the sunshine!
  • She was the kind of person who brought sunshine into people's lives.
  • Today's forecast calls for sunshine.
  • All of that with a side order of fresh air and sunshine, of course.
    — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2024
  • But for many years, sunshine was hard to come by for Sol.
    — Time, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Most of the sunshine fell on them, and then there was a little bit over here for me.
    — Daniel Scheffler, SPIN, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Nail designs to usher in the sunshine mood and put a smile on your face.
    — Georgia Day, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2024
  • The fresh air and sunshine—or even splashing in puddles in the rain—are great ways to have a change of scenery.
    — Rebecca Hastings, Parents, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The white symbolizes the snowy mountains, gold for sunshine, red for the state's soil and blue for the sky.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Back out in the sunshine, fans have started to trickle in.
    — Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Top 5 Can’t Miss Soak up the sunshine on the nation's sandy beaches.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The city received only two hours of sunshine in the entire month of May.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Thursday will see more sunshine and highs in the upper 70s.
    — Mike Rose, cleveland, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Enjoy eating outdoors in the company of good friends and the warmth of the sunshine.
    — Chris Morris, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2023
  • The day will start frosty but sunshine quickly warms us to highs between 67 and 73 degrees.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Throughout the day, if there’s sunshine in the area, that could also help foster the elements for the storm.
    — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The weather was changeable, now rain, clouds and mist; now bursts of bright mountain sunshine.
    — Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The 940s just keep whistling on through the wet, wipers sweeping the big windshield, creating their own sunshine.
    — William Jeanes, Car and Driver, 27 June 2023
  • Now, the walls are painted the color of sunshine, adorned with vision tests and notices about eye health.
    — Sophie Neiman, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Get outside, go for a walk with your kids, enjoy some sunshine!
    — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 29 June 2023
  • Clouds break up by midday for at least a little sunshine.
    — David Streit, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Add in a dose of sunshine from the missing roof, and that’s a winning combination in our book.
    — Sean Evans, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Arizona followed suit a year later in 1968, opting out of the act due to how much sunshine the state gets.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The exceptions will be on Wednesday and Saturday, when a few clouds will mix in with the sunshine.
    — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Here, find our selection of the best places to eat, sleep, and play on the Danish sunshine island, Bornholm.
    — Isabelle Kliger, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Exposure to full sunshine can increase heat index values by up to 15 degrees.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Singer Rita Ora soaks up the sunshine in Mykonos, Greece, on June 29.
    — Brendan Le Updated, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • Clear skies and beaming sunshine are expected as temperatures soar.
    — Hali Smith july 2, Idaho Statesman, 2 July 2026
  • When the ice goes, the surface waters are warmed by sunshine.
    — Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
  • Make this your family's best summer yet with our list of things to love about the sunshine season.
    — Holly Lebowitz Rossi, Parents, 2 July 2026

sunshine

2 of 2 adjective
  • But there’s a flip side to this (can’t always be sunshine, especially with this team), and that has to do with WHY Reaves has looked so good.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2021
  • High pressure will bring sunshine and mild temperatures on Wednesday with highs in the 50s and lower 60s.
    — courant.com, 14 Mar. 2022
  • The Aztecs practice in the afternoon, where the sun can be intense during fall practice and into the season, so sunshine during games is nothing new to them.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2021
  • There will be storms, but there will also be sunshine.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Opening day will come again, maybe the next one will be sunshine.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Sep. 2022

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