sunburned

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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

He’d minnowed through sunburned madmen on winding Alpine passes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Regularly getting sunburned can increase the risk of skin cancer.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

A group of older sunburned guys, arms overloaded with coolers and fishing gear, jogged awkwardly toward a party fishing boat that appeared to be on the verge of pulling out for the night.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2024

He lay on his side, half over the washboard, with his sunburned face on the ground.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang