sunbather
Americannoun
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sunbathers
plural
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They planted red Do Not Disturb flags—usually on hand to signal that a sunbather wants to nap, not drink.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
Joyce Brodsky was always more of a sunbather than a swimmer.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2021
In 1956, Mr. Evans was in Los Angeles on a sales trip when he was spotted beside the Beverly Hills Hotel’s pool by Shearer, who thought the young sunbather resembled her late husband.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2019
They begin to circle a sleeping sunbather in her deckchair like vultures.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2018
A solitary sunbather in his underpants, facedown on a towel, had patches of uneven sunburn on his shoulders and legs—pink and white like a strawberry and vanilla ice cream.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Buskers perform on the city's famous Potemkin Stairs, while sunbathers barely flinch as the sirens sound and explosions rumble in the distance.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
In a video posted on Saturday on a beach full of sunbathers, real estate consultant Deepti Mallik struck a reassuring tone, telling viewers that there is "nothing to be scared of".
From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026
“People always ask if we’re hurting the sharks,” Lowe said, and gestured toward one of the freshly tagged sunbathers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2025
Many sunbathers who want to take a dip in the cool water to escape the summer heat are being thwarted by high bacteria levels in water at popular beaches across New England.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
She had pushed her silver DDR-era eyeglasses onto the top of her head so that she could take pictures of the distant sunbathers.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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