Used in a Sentence

sunbeam

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for sunbeam.

Editorial note

Imagine a conceptual sunbeam originating from the sun and passing through the sky high over your head.

Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Curetis.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of sunbeam gathered in one view.

noun

Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Curetis.

noun

Any hummingbird of the genus Aglaeactis.

noun

An unincorporated community in Moffat County, Colorado, United States.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sunbeam.

noun

Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Curetis.

noun

Any hummingbird of the genus Aglaeactis.

noun

An unincorporated community in Moffat County, Colorado, United States.

noun

An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Illinois, United States.

Example sentences

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Imagine a conceptual sunbeam originating from the sun and passing through the sky high over your head.

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And then focus like a sunbeam and magnifying glass night and day and absorb everything you can in that sprint!

3

Note: All Rayovac batteries used were confirmed to be alkaline batteries and the Sunbeam batteries it appears are not alkaline.

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When you look at the sunbeam, you can see these scattered blues, making the sky blue.

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Xbox 360 controller: I've used Sunbeam and Rayovac AA batteries from the dollar store and CVS, respectively.

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At the time I was, again, using either Sunbeam or Rayovac 9V batteries from the dollar store or CVS.

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Intel is going the way of SunBeam, Sears and Toys r Us.

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Or what about the guy who ran Sunbeam into the ground?

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Not when you're drunk enough to puke all over the building, no at that point you're more interested in how that sunbeam is triggering your hangover.

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--- [1]: The freedom to use cursed units [2]: The Sunbeam machine is no longer available, which sucks.

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Is this just a thin sunbeam or something?

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The point is not to light up the village (electricity can do that[0]), it's to provide a sunbeam when the sun does not reach high enough above surrounding hills and mountains to directly light up the valley bottom in winter (actually from september to march).

Quote examples

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I dumped that into the Sunbeam Hot Shot[2] "hot water dispenser" that lives on my countertop (which is labeled as using 1450 Watts).

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"To whom have I given blue from my sunbeam?!?" might be another fun question.

Proper noun examples

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Sunbeam and Rayovac barely worked for a little while but Duracells kept on trucking for a long time.

2

I've been using a featureful dumb phone (Sunbeam F1 Pro, Juniper) for a few weeks now.

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Sunbeam blue light is already less intense than NIR-I, but human bio juices the blue.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use sunbeam in a sentence?

Imagine a conceptual sunbeam originating from the sun and passing through the sky high over your head.

What does sunbeam mean?

Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Curetis.

What part of speech is sunbeam?

sunbeam is commonly used as noun.