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sunbathe

[suhn-bayth] / ˈsʌnˌbeɪð /


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Wendy the coyote was a fixture in the San Fernando Valley community for years, often spotted wandering around the neighborhood or curling up to sunbathe in a patch of grass, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

A man who takes his snakes to sunbathe in his local park has sparked an online debate about what animals are - and are not - acceptable in public spaces.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2023

Visitors can sunbathe on the sandy shores, dance to R&B music, eat barbecue and enjoy restaurants along the beach’s strip.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2023

At the time, two years before civil war erupted, their country was mainly known as a tourist attraction where visitors came to party, visit archaeological sites, ski on snow-capped mountains or sunbathe on sandy beaches.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 10, 2023

Here’s the bad thing about being a snake in the spring: sometimes you find what you think is the best place in the world to sunbathe.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

Across the room, a Wassily-style chair sunbathes in the corner, with a handmade burgundy leather base and back, studs running along the seams.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2024

A woman sunbathes in front of the city of London financial district in London, Britain, May 18, 2022.

From Reuters ● Jun. 10, 2022

We watch her float in the sea, write and read while she sunbathes, eat ice cream, unfurl into an uneasy relaxation.

From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2021

The only one I ever see around is their bored teenager who sunbathes all the time.

From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2016

Then it sleeps, eats, and sunbathes until it’s ready to flower— a teenage plant.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Apparently, this sunbathed land was as popular with interlopers in prehistory as it is now, and Portugal still boasts a large share of archaeological evidence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

We hung out by this beautiful pool and we just sunbathed on the beach.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2024

People sunbathed on the reservoir's newly-exposed shore, where a few specks of grass have cropped up.

From Reuters ● Aug. 8, 2023

As the moon orbits our planet, we see different parts of its sunbathed Earth-facing hemisphere, which creates the moon’s familiar phases.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 21, 2023

She sunbathed endlessly, but her skin stayed the same copper-tinged shade, even as it became more and more dried out.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat

Oura’s new ad campaign depicts human hands not just running or sleeping with the brand’s smart ring but waiting for the subway, sunbathing and getting an ultrasound.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Women are more likely to be diagnosed with melanoma at younger ages because of more sun exposure, including sunbathing and sunbed use.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

His daughter, Gabriela, has 473,000 followers on an Instagram page that shows her surfing and sunbathing around Maui.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

There, many skiiers also complain about day trippers, noting that many seem more interested in sunbathing and drinking spritz on the slopes, where loud music pumps out from nearby speakers.

From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026

“Well, yes. Does it look like we’re sunbathing on the Riviera here?”

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett


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