sunbathe
verb (used without object)
to take a sunbath.
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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When I mentioned that I had showered in the toilet-shower combo, they looked as scandalized as if I had announced that I had sunbathed topless on the engine roof at full speed.
From Time Magazine Archive
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