sunburned

Example Sentences

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Whispers were going around the sunburned, sleepy crowds huddled on their suitcases that there were no flights until Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

They ended up winning the whole thing, beating some of the nation’s best teams, despite the fact they’d stayed up late playing Heads Up and were sunburned from a beach visit the day before.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

You should not put petroleum jelly or ice on sunburned skin.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

This is why you struggle to get sunburned at sunrise and sunset.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024

A white strip of forehead, where his uniform cap kept off the sun, shone between his brown hair and his sunburned face.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong