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sunglass

1 American  
[suhn-glas, -glahs] / ˈsʌnˌglæs, -ˌglɑs /
sunglass 2 American  
[suhn-glas, -glahs] / ˈsʌnˌglæs, -ˌglɑs /

adjective

  1. of or relating to sunglasses.

    a new concept in sunglass design.


sunglass British  
/ ˈsʌnˌɡlɑːs /

noun

  1. a convex lens used to focus the sun's rays and thus produce heat or ignition; burning glass

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of sunglass

First recorded in 1800–10; sun + glass

Example Sentences

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The AI eyewear will launch this fall in several optical and sunglass styles, per the announcement made during Google’s I/O event.

From Barron's May 19, 2026

Critics once dismissed Rajinikanth as a mere "Style King," known for his cigarette flicks, sunglass twirls, and punchy dialogues laced with wry humour.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2025

Located in the same former theater where the founders’ parents opened their sunglass company, Bonnie Friends will feature the brand’s popular pairs alongside an in-house flower shop from JiaHao Peng called Ten Ten Photosynthesis.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2023

Shares in EssilorLuxottica, which owns the Oakley and Ray-Ban sunglass brands and makes sunglasses and spectacle frames for labels including Chanel and Prada, were up 2.3% after the quarterly results, which slightly beat analysts’ forecasts.

From Reuters Mar. 11, 2022

The counterfeit sunglass sellers were gone, but they'd been replaced by guys selling robot dogs that barked the national anthem and would lift their legs if you showed them a picture of Osama bin Laden.

From Little Brother by Doctorow, Cory

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