sunray

American  

[suhn-rey] / ˈsʌnˌreɪ /

noun

1. a ray of sunlight; sunbeam.

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Etymology

Origin of sunray

First recorded in 1820–30; sun + ray ¹

Example Sentences

Birds chirp happily and golden sunrays glisten on morning dewdrops.

From Literature

She tried to think of sunrays and candle flames and lamps.

From Literature

We never glimpse the underclass toiling on the streets below and beneath hammering sunrays that would turn Louis to ash, but we know they're down there.

From Salon

“Like magic, my skin turns sunrays into nutrients, into vitamin D.”

From Los Angeles Times

“One shouldn’t take a vaccine while menstruating” “If you have taken the vaccine, you should avoid sunrays for a week” “Snorting camphor powder increases your oxygen level.”

From The Verge