sunray

[ suhn-rey ]

noun

1. a ray of sunlight; sunbeam.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sunray¹

First recorded in 1820–30; sun + ray ¹

Example Sentences

Oriana glanced over her shoulder, and could see a sunray gleaming from something that he held in his right hand.

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An idea came to him as if into his brain also a sunray had darted, making a sudden light there.

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Of the Hybrid variegated Fuchsias, Sunray is by far the best with red variegated leaves ever sent out; it is very ornamental.

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Drake's grin cut like a sunray through the nightmare dread that shrouded my mind.

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A sunray struck her forehead--the forehead was pure, she felt it.

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