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sunray

American  
[suhn-rey] / ˈsʌnˌreɪ /

noun

  1. a ray of sunlight; sunbeam.


Etymology

Origin of sunray

First recorded in 1820–30; sun + ray 1

Example Sentences

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In addition to the allegedly misleading slogan, Vegadelphia said Dunkin's advertisements used a font and "sunray" backdrop that resemble its ads, which it called "beyond coincidence."

From Reuters • Apr. 29, 2022

In another three days, I would see the dawn’s first sunray fill a stone window in the 550-year-old Temple of the Sun at Machu Picchu.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2016

For her first Chloé collection, Clare Waight Keller focused on pleated silk dresses with sunray striped effects or checked inlays.

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2011

From the full sunray skirts through the gowns at the finale, the pleats gave a fashion look that was somewhere between a Greek goddess and the French fashion god Azzedine Alaïa.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2010

“Pretty girl you got, Suna,” sang a waitress with curly sunray hair.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na