- present tense form of ray (3rd person singular).
rays
Example Sentences
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Zinc oxide is widely used in mineral sunscreen because it blocks UVA rays, which contribute to skin aging, as well as UVB rays, which cause sunburn and increase the risk of skin cancer.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
It takes a big collective effort of a dozen or more people to drag the wriggling mass of snapper, mackerel, barracuda, rays, and many more fish besides, onto the beach.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
The gray skies part, the clouds lift and a warm maternal comfort spreads across the film, creeping in like the sun’s rays falling on cobblestones still shining from a sudden downpour.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
Rendered in ultra-realistic Precisionist style, his steel-and-concrete grain elevator dwarfs its surroundings, while crisscrossing rays of intense sunlight link it to the heavens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
As the companions set the cauldron on the ground and quickly drew away, the rays of dawn turned the black iron as red as blood.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
