sunbathe
verb (used without object)
to take a sunbath.
sunbathed
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past participleof sunbathe.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof sunbathe.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
sunbatheverb (used without object)to take a sunbath.
Example Sentences
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Apparently, this sunbathed land was as popular with interlopers in prehistory as it is now, and Portugal still boasts a large share of archaeological evidence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
We hung out by this beautiful pool and we just sunbathed on the beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2024
For decades, they have walked along the prison’s high walls, sunbathed on the metal roof and skittered between cells crowded with 10 men each.
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2023
People sunbathed on the reservoir's newly-exposed shore, where a few specks of grass have cropped up.
From Reuters ● Aug. 8, 2023
She sunbathed endlessly, but her skin stayed the same copper-tinged shade, even as it became more and more dried out.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
