suntan

Example Sentences

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She says the current trend to create tan lines by burning in the sun, coupled with false claims that suntan lotion is responsible for the very cancer it's trying to prevent is a "perfect storm".

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025

Douglas attributes the love to the fact that it “tastes like real ingredients that your body recognizes and resonates with, rather than many that might be cheaper but often taste like Coppertone suntan lotion smells.”

From Seattle Times • May 3, 2023

Sophie would rather apply suntan lotion to her own back.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2023

Donna Meehan of Melbourne, Fla., keeps a bottle of Coppertone suntan oil in her bag and takes a big sniff every time she needs a dose of summer.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2022

“That’s right,” an extremely elegant guest, whose taut face was brown with suntan makeup, said.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole