Example Sentences

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Borrelli said when the crash happened, Vaughan was sunning herself on the bow of the boat and “bounced” into the water at the moment of impact.

From Washington Times • Aug. 7, 2023

"They're monitoring and then they let all the other people know," said the 69-year-old who was sunning with her friends.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2023

The big snake was sunning itself on a rock when Jim Sweeney pinned it with his snake hook and grabbed it around the middle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2016

It is simply paradise compared with the last month and a half,” said Tatyana Yefremova, 52, a financial consultant, who was sunning herself on a bench in a park.

From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2010

Kitty Randolph was sunning herself by the front fence.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck