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sunbath

American

[suhn-bath, -bahth] / ˈsʌnˌbæθ, -ˌbɑθ /

noun

deliberate exposure of the body to the direct rays of the sun or a sunlamp.

Etymology

Origin of sunbath

First recorded in 1870–75; sun + bath ¹

Example Sentences

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Then on Aug. 12, a teenage Reggie crawled out of the water for a sunbath, and a city lost its mind.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2022

A sunbath, thought to be the ultimate Kryptonite, turned him into a crispy critter but failed to finish him.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2015

Everybody loves the beach, but a backyard dip or soothing sunbath can be a wonderful luxury in itself.

From Time Magazine Archive

This day promised, like the others, to be a sunbath under a blue dome.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

It is quite the fad to take a sunbath here.

From The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it by James, George Wharton

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