- present tense form of ray (3rd person singular).
rays
Example Sentences
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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
The powder is mixed with water and then painted on windows, thus diminishing the power of the sun's rays and in theory bringing down the inside temperature.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 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
Do not forget wraparound sunglasses too, to protect eyes against UV rays.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026
It was like a dome of light, sun rays bleeding into the sky.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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