sunbaked

Example Sentences

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A decade ago, it was a sunbaked parking lot.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Border Patrol buses arrived every hour at a sunbaked parking lot in San Diego.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2024

KRATIE, Cambodia — As Dr. Sreyleak Luch drove to work the morning of Feb. 8, through busy sunbaked streets in Cambodia’s Mekong river delta, she played the overnight voice messages from her team.

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024

Owing to the thick canopy and the remarkable ability of trees to absorb heat, food forests are refreshingly climate-controlled places to farm, compared to sunbaked plantations.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2023

We would spend hours in the sunbaked water, emerging with skin so tight it felt like if you smiled, your face would crack.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana