sun

Example Sentences

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In the 1960s and 1970s, he would be up before the sun to pack a thermos of coffee and a camp lunch in one saddle bag and an acrid, tar-like screwworm killer in the other.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

More utility-scale batteries mean the grid can run on stored juice when the sun or wind aren’t available.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Among the most extraordinary examples is the "Amaterasu particle," which was detected by the Telescope Array in Utah in 2021 and named for the sun goddess in Japanese mythology.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

As the sun went down, the crowd shifted over a block to Mariachi Plaza where a 3-vs.-3 cascarita, or scrimmage, began on the pavement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Clouds obscured the sun, and he lost his bearings.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver