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Then up rose Henry Wallace, while the spotlights beat down upon his earnest face and his cowlick.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sure enough, the heavens opened; the rain beat down upon Kern County.

From Time Magazine Archive

The normal temperature of a room was ninety, but as the sun beat down upon the skylights, the temperature rose above a hundred.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

The sun beat down upon them, for it was early summer, and her face was soon dripping with her sweat.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck

The day grew warmer, and the sun beat down upon her head and the burnt remnants of her hair.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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